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1992Final results

1992 election for Michigan House District 8

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Ilona Varga (D) won with 86.2% of the vote, defeating Dorothy Patterson (R) by 72.4 points.

Ilona VargaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.2%16,716
13.8%2,671
19,387 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenD+94.41984D+91.31986D+94.71990D+72.41992D+76.61994D+81.21996

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