1986Final results
1986 election for Michigan Senate District 17
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Richard Fessler (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Martha Blom (D) by 30.4 points.
Richard FesslerRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%44,914
Martha BlomDemocrat
34.4%23,840
Emily SalvetteIndependent
0.7%491
69,249 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