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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan House District 37

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Jim Kosteva (D) won with 73.6% of the vote, defeating Theodore Jacques (R) by 47.2 points.

Jim KostevaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.6%10,912
26.4%3,912
14,824 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+36.21978D+36.51982D+5.91984D+47.21986D+30.41988D+21.81990

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