1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Michigan House District 83
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Kay Hart (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Charles Mueller (R) by 8.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kay HartDemocrat · winner
54.0%14,521
Charles MuellerRepublican · incumbent
46.0%12,351
26,874 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