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1988Final results

1988 election for Michigan House District 3

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Ilona Varga (D) won with 84.1% of the vote, defeating Chester Calka (R) by 69.3 points.

Ilona VargaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.1%13,048
Chester CalkaRepublican
14.8%2,292
Marco CioccioWorking Families
1.1%172
15,512 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+54.11982D+54.51984D+65.21986D+69.31988D+86.01992D+85.71994

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

The candidates

Ilona Varga (D)Chester Calka (R)

Also on the ballot: Marco Cioccio (Working Families), 1.1%