1986Final results
1986 election for Michigan House District 39
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Jerry Bartnik (D) won with 76.1% of the vote, defeating Peter Gillespie (R) by 52.2 points.
Jerry BartnikDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.1%11,690
Peter GillespieRepublican
23.9%3,674
15,364 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET