1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Michigan House District 26
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Bill Browne (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Dave Jaye (R) by 0.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Bill BrowneDemocrat · winner
50.1%11,251
Dave JayeRepublican
49.9%11,218
22,470 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