1986Final results
1986 election for Michigan House District 17
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Raymond Murphy (D) won with 89.6% of the vote, defeating Dorothy Patterson (R) by 79.2 points.
Raymond MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
89.6%9,871
Dorothy PattersonRepublican
10.4%1,147
11,018 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET