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1988Final results

1988 election for Michigan House District 51

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Susan Munsell (R) won re-election with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Ronald Moir (D) by 42.2 points.

Susan MunsellRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.7%27,586
Ronald MoirDemocrat
27.5%10,886
Bill JohnsonLibertarian
2.8%1,114
39,594 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

EvenR+31.51982R+45.01984R+8.51986R+42.21988R+31.21990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Susan Munsell (R)Ronald Moir (D)

Also on the ballot: Bill Johnson (Libertarian), 2.8%