1988Final results
1988 election for Michigan House District 61
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Mat Dunaskiss (R) won with 78.1% of the vote, defeating Bill Portugal (D) by 57.2 points.
Mat DunaskissRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.1%27,638
Bill PortugalDemocrat
20.9%7,404
Doreen WrightLibertarian
1.0%361
35,403 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