1988Final results
1988 election for Michigan House District 35
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Lyn Bankes (R) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating Matthew Abel (D) by 48.0 points.
Lyn BankesRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.0%27,448
Matthew AbelDemocrat
26.0%9,649
37,097 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET