1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Michigan House District 76
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
James Docherty (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Terry London (R) by 7.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James DochertyDemocrat · winner
53.5%12,164
Terry LondonRepublican · incumbent
46.5%10,583
22,747 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