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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan House District 38

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Justine Barns (D) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating George Erdei (R) by 35.7 points.

Justine BarnsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.8%10,770
George ErdeiRepublican
32.2%5,109
15,879 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+6.11980D+6.31982D+3.61984D+35.71986D+23.51988D+31.71990

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