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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan Senate District 31

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Dick Posthumus (R) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Diane Siciliano (D) by 42.9 points.

Dick PosthumusRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.5%42,677
28.5%17,037
59,714 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+40.51978R+30.11982R+42.91986R+45.21990R+57.81994R+59.91998

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