1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Michigan House District 26
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Doug Carl (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Mary Ellen Parrott (D) by 30.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Doug CarlRepublican · winner
64.7%23,085
Mary Ellen ParrottDemocrat · incumbent
34.6%12,341
Mark SellersLibertarian
0.7%256
35,683 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET