1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Michigan House District 72
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Sharon Gire (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Bob Perakis (R) by 12.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Sharon GireDemocrat · winner
56.5%12,459
Bob PerakisRepublican · incumbent
43.5%9,607
22,066 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