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1978Final results

1978 election for Michigan House District 86

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Lewis Dodak (D) won with 75.4% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Tubbs (R) by 50.9 points.

Lewis DodakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.4%16,860
Robert E. TubbsRepublican
24.6%5,492
22,352 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 1978

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