1986Final results
1986 election for Michigan House District 47
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Paul Wartner (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Michael Slaughter (D) by 35.6 points.
Paul WartnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%16,537
Michael SlaughterDemocrat
32.2%7,845
24,382 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