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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan House District 82

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Thomas Scott (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Dean Bagnall (R) by 32.1 points.

Thomas ScottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.1%14,961
Dean BagnallRepublican
33.9%7,688
22,649 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

EvenD+43.01980D+27.41982D+9.21984D+32.11986D+40.91988D+26.01990

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