1984Final results
1984 election for Michigan House District 79
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
John Cherry (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating John Callahan (R) by 14.1 points.
John CherryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.5%19,517
John CallahanRepublican
42.4%14,648
Clifford SchwinckLibertarian
1.1%384
34,549 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET