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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan House District 41

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Michael Nye (R) won with 72.2% of the vote, defeating Robert Vanarsdalen (D) by 44.3 points.

Michael NyeRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.2%13,751
27.8%5,304
19,056 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+35.11980R+30.91982R+59.61984R+44.31986R+38.21988R+41.01990

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