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1980Final results

1980 election for Michigan House District 86

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Lewis Dodak (D) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Michael W. Cook (R) by 44.7 points.

Lewis DodakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.3%22,000
Michael W. CookRepublican
27.6%8,409
30,413 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 1980

Races before and after

EvenD+36.21974D+23.51976D+50.91978D+44.71980D+39.21982D+34.01984

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