1986Final results
1986 election for Michigan Senate District 1
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
John Kelly (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating John Lauve (R) by 39.9 points.
John KellyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.0%41,367
John LauveRepublican
30.0%17,754
59,123 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