1986Final results
1986 election for Michigan House District 81
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Robert Emerson (D) won with 78.0% of the vote, defeating Jacqueline Coons (R) by 55.9 points.
Robert EmersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.0%18,319
Jacqueline CoonsRepublican
22.0%5,176
23,495 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