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1982Final results

1982 election for Michigan House District 86

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Lewis Dodak (D) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating George Matousek (R) by 39.2 points.

Lewis DodakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.6%18,603
George MatousekRepublican
30.4%8,132
26,735 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+23.51976D+50.91978D+44.71980D+39.21982D+34.01984D+56.11986

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