1988Final results
1988 election for Michigan House District 9
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Ethel Terrell (D) won with 83.2% of the vote, defeating John Scarberry (R) by 67.6 points.
Ethel TerrellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.2%13,678
John ScarberryRepublican
15.5%2,552
Francisco SwartzWorking Families
1.3%217
16,449 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