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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan House District 36

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Gerald Law (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Kathy Reilly (D) by 32.3 points.

Gerald LawRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.1%14,702
Kathy ReillyDemocrat
33.9%7,531
22,233 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+4.51980R+15.91982R+56.71984R+32.31986R+36.01988R+39.21990

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