1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Michigan House District 97
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Debbie Farhat (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Nancy Crandall (R) by 7.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Debbie FarhatDemocrat · winner
53.9%11,060
Nancy CrandallRepublican
46.1%9,453
20,515 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