1986Final results
1986 election for Michigan House District 96
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Marvin L. M. Knight (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Paul Stark (D) by 26.8 points.
Marvin L. M. KnightRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%12,213
Paul StarkDemocrat
36.6%7,051
19,264 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