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1990Final results

1990 election for Michigan House District 85

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

James Oneill (D) won with 78.8% of the vote, defeating Darryl Newman (R) by 57.6 points.

James OneillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.8%14,506
Darryl NewmanRepublican
21.2%3,901
18,407 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenD+50.11984D+64.61986D+59.71988D+57.61990D+20.91992D+2.91994

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