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1988Final results

1988 election for Michigan House District 83

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Kay Hart (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating F. Robert Edwards (R) by 21.5 points.

Kay HartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%26,208
39.2%16,918
43,127 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+3.71982R+25.41984D+8.11986D+21.51988R+4.11990R+41.51994

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