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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan House District 85

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

James Oneill (D) won with 82.3% of the vote, defeating William Loveless (R) by 64.6 points.

James OneillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.3%15,717
17.7%3,377
19,094 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+43.01978D+46.81980D+50.11984D+64.61986D+59.71988D+57.61990

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