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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan Senate District 14

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Jerome Hart (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Ruth Braun (R) by 13.3 points.

Jerome HartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.6%35,115
Ruth BraunRepublican
43.4%26,897
62,012 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

EvenR+28.61978D+5.71982D+13.31986R+6.61990D+17.11994D+31.01998

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