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1986Final results

1986 election for Michigan Senate District 7

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Christopher Dingell (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Tom Krustch (R) by 45.4 points.

Christopher DingellDemocrat · winner
72.7%45,535
Tom KrustchRepublican
27.3%17,114
62,654 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+74.91978D+45.41986D+33.61990D+23.01994D+37.21998R+12.62002

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