1984Final results
1984 election for Michigan House District 97
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Edgar Geerlings (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Bob McCartney (D) by 9.8 points.
Edgar GeerlingsRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.9%17,006
Bob McCartneyDemocrat
45.1%13,974
30,980 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