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1984Final results

1984 election for Michigan House District 71

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Sal Rocca (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Chester Rudnicki (R) by 14.7 points.

Sal RoccaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.6%20,270
41.9%15,021
Cynthia BlakeLibertarian
1.5%532
35,823 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+7.71978R+5.51980D+30.51982D+14.71984D+42.91986D+27.81988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Sal Rocca (D)Chester Rudnicki (R)

Also on the ballot: Cynthia Blake (Libertarian), 1.5%