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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan House District 71

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Sal Rocca (D) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Chester Rudnicki (R) by 42.9 points.

Sal RoccaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.5%16,651
28.5%6,653
23,304 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+5.51980D+30.51982D+14.71984D+42.91986D+27.81988D+43.11990

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