1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Michigan Senate District 8
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Rudy Nichols (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Linda Ferrens (D) by 11.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Rudy NicholsRepublican · winner
55.5%33,443
Linda FerrensDemocrat
44.5%26,785
60,229 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