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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan Senate District 21

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Harmon Cropsey (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Charles Rodebaugh (D) by 9.6 points.

Harmon CropseyRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.8%29,439
45.2%24,272
53,712 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+38.11978R+6.71982R+9.61986R+27.01990R+16.11994R+7.21998

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