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2008Final results

2008 election for Michigan House District 83

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

John Espinoza (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Steve Kearns (R) by 30.2 points.

John EspinozaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.1%25,805
Steve KearnsRepublican
34.9%13,848
39,653 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+28.92002D+11.02004D+46.62006D+30.22008R+19.32010R+11.52012

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