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1988Final results

1988 election for Michigan House District 36

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Gerald Law (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Jeanne Stempien (D) by 36.0 points.

Gerald LawRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.4%25,159
31.4%11,721
Jeff HamptonLibertarian
1.2%437
37,320 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

EvenR+15.91982R+56.71984R+32.31986R+36.01988R+39.21990D+46.51992

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

The candidates

Gerald Law (R)Jeanne Stempien (D)

Also on the ballot: Jeff Hampton (Libertarian), 1.2%