1986Final results
1986 election for Michigan House District 88
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Robert Bender (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Mike Lavean (D) by 16.6 points.
Robert BenderRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.4%12,536
Mike LaveanDemocrat
40.9%8,920
Richard WhitelockIndependent
1.7%364
21,822 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