1986Final results
1986 election for Michigan Senate District 20
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
John Schwarz (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Richard Fitzpatrick (D) by 3.1 points.
John SchwarzRepublican · winner
51.5%33,574
Richard FitzpatrickDemocrat
48.5%31,581
65,155 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