1986Final results
1986 election for Michigan Senate District 32
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Vernon Ehlers (R) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Glenn Barkan (D) by 37.9 points.
Vernon EhlersRepublican · winner
69.0%42,626
Glenn BarkanDemocrat
31.0%19,185
61,811 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