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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan Senate District 4

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

David Holmes Jr. (D) won with 90.0% of the vote, defeating Latanya Matthews (R) by 80.1 points.

David Holmes Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
90.0%37,924
10.0%4,200
42,128 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+73.61978D+84.51982D+80.11986D+91.31994D+93.01998D+91.42002

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