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1976Final results

1976 election for Michigan House District 86

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Lewis Dodak (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Ralph J. Frahm (R) by 23.5 points.

Lewis DodakDemocrat · winner
61.8%17,067
Ralph J. FrahmRepublican
38.2%10,569
27,636 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenR+12.91972D+36.21974D+23.51976D+50.91978D+44.71980D+39.21982

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