1986Final results
1986 election for Michigan House District 8
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Carolyn Kilpatrick (D) won with 95.7% of the vote, defeating Kirkland Blakely (R) by 91.3 points.
Carolyn KilpatrickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
95.7%14,934
Kirkland BlakelyRepublican
4.3%675
15,610 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