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1986 election for Michigan House District 49

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Bill Martin (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Ann Rosenbaum (D) by 9.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Bill MartinRepublican · winner
54.4%13,452
44.5%11,006
Gar DickersonOther party
1.0%257
24,715 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+28.11980D+15.71982D+18.61984R+9.91986R+37.41988R+39.71990

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

The candidates

Bill Martin (R)Ann Rosenbaum (D)

Also on the ballot: Gar Dickerson (Other party), 1.0%