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1988Final results

1988 election for Michigan House District 82

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Thomas Scott (D) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating J. Vantine (R) by 40.9 points.

Thomas ScottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.4%25,035
J. VantineRepublican
29.6%10,510
35,545 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+27.41982D+9.21984D+32.11986D+40.91988D+26.01990D+1.91992

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