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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan House District 21

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Lynn Owen (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating James Schmitz (R) by 30.2 points.

Lynn OwenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.1%10,268
James SchmitzRepublican
34.9%5,504
15,772 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+80.41980D+11.61982D+1.81984D+30.21986D+25.81988D+10.61990

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