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1990Final results

1990 election for Michigan Senate District 31

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Dick Posthumus (R) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating James Rinck (D) by 45.2 points.

Dick PosthumusRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.6%55,722
James RinckDemocrat
27.4%21,031
76,753 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+40.51978R+30.11982R+42.91986R+45.21990R+57.81994R+59.91998

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