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1988Final results

1988 election for Michigan House District 1

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Michael Bennane (D) won with 83.6% of the vote, defeating Marie Kaigler Reese (R) by 68.4 points.

Michael BennaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.6%17,103
15.2%3,115
Willie WhiteWorking Families
1.2%242
20,461 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+11.11974D+52.91984D+65.51986D+68.41988D+69.91990R+29.51992

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

The candidates

Michael Bennane (D)Marie Kaigler Reese (R)

Also on the ballot: Willie White (Working Families), 1.2%