1986Final results
1986 election for Michigan Senate District 37
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Mitch Irwin (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating John Knorr (R) by 43.4 points.
Mitch IrwinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.7%51,893
John KnorrRepublican
28.3%20,492
72,385 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