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1988Final results

1988 election for Michigan House District 21

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Lynn Owen (D) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating James Schmitz (R) by 25.8 points.

Lynn OwenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.9%14,916
James SchmitzRepublican
37.1%8,797
23,713 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+11.61982D+1.81984D+30.21986D+25.81988D+10.61990R+0.41992

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