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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan Senate District 18

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Lana Pollack (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Dale Apley Jr. (R) by 28.0 points.

Lana PollackDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.0%42,635
Dale Apley Jr.Republican
36.0%24,007
66,644 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

EvenD+6.61978D+5.41982D+28.01986D+27.61990D+13.51994D+24.41998

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