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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan House District 30

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Joseph Palamara (D) won with 81.6% of the vote, defeating Lee Wenskay (R) by 63.2 points.

Joseph PalamaraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.6%17,714
Lee WenskayRepublican
18.4%3,991
21,706 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+33.11980D+50.51982D+18.61984D+63.21986D+45.11988D+48.11990

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