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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan House District 16

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Juanita Watkins (D) won with 91.7% of the vote, defeating Bob Brown (R) by 83.5 points.

Juanita WatkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
91.7%12,265
Bob BrownRepublican
8.3%1,103
13,368 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+76.51976D+87.31982D+85.01984D+83.51986D+87.31988D+84.01990

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