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1988Final results

1988 election for Michigan House District 85

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

James Oneill (D) won with 79.8% of the vote, defeating Allan Schmid (R) by 59.7 points.

James OneillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.8%21,237
Allan SchmidRepublican
20.2%5,360
26,598 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+46.81980D+50.11984D+64.61986D+59.71988D+57.61990D+20.91992

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