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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan House District 50

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Michael Griffin (D) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Elmer Curl (R) by 46.8 points.

Michael GriffinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.4%13,619
Elmer CurlRepublican
26.6%4,932
18,551 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+32.51980D+12.61982D+9.21984D+46.81986D+29.71988D+4.31992

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