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1984Final results

1984 election for Michigan House District 81

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Robert Emerson (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Paul Schoendorff (R) by 22.2 points.

Robert EmersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.1%22,314
38.9%14,208
36,522 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+58.31976D+27.71980D+43.31982D+22.21984D+55.91986D+53.71988

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