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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan House District 77

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Dick Allen (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Dick Erla (D) by 26.0 points.

Dick AllenRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.0%12,605
Dick ErlaDemocrat
37.0%7,407
20,012 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+51.91980R+27.21982R+54.11984R+26.01986R+26.71988R+22.21990

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