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1988Final results

1988 election for Michigan House District 30

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Joseph Palamara (D) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating Blane Lamb (R) by 45.1 points.

Joseph PalamaraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.6%22,814
Blane LambRepublican
27.4%8,625
31,440 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+50.51982D+18.61984D+63.21986D+45.11988D+48.11990R+19.31992

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