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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan House District 35

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Lyn Bankes (R) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Anthony Shannon Jr. (D) by 32.8 points.

Lyn BankesRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.2%15,349
33.4%7,735
23,193 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

EvenR+42.41978R+42.41980R+11.51984R+32.81986R+48.01988R+37.91990

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