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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan House District 7

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Nelson Saunders (D) won with 93.0% of the vote, defeating Dorothea Marshall (R) by 86.1 points.

Nelson SaundersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
93.0%17,796
7.0%1,333
19,129 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+78.51978D+91.81982D+92.01984D+86.11986D+93.11988D+88.51992

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