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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan Senate District 3

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Jackie Vaughn III (D) won with 94.0% of the vote, defeating Nora Hudson (R) by 88.0 points.

Jackie Vaughn IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.0%51,548
Nora HudsonRepublican
6.0%3,275
54,825 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+88.01986D+82.81994D+89.41998D+61.22002D+64.92006D+57.02010

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