1992Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1992 election for Michigan House District 82
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Karen Willard (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating John Strand (R) by 1.9 points.
Karen WillardDemocrat · winner
51.0%18,990
John StrandRepublican · incumbent
49.0%18,274
37,264 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET