This is the 1986 race. The latest: 2026 →

1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan Senate District 19

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Nick Smith (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Bill Goff (D) by 34.7 points.

Nick SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.3%36,040
Bill GoffDemocrat
32.6%17,475
53,531 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+3.91978R+21.41982R+34.71986R+36.51990R+42.91994R+39.51998

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