1996Final results
1996 election for Michigan House District 85
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Clark Harder (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Larry Julian (R) by 11.8 points.
Clark HarderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%17,828
Larry JulianRepublican
42.8%13,974
Write-ins and other votesOther party
2.6%833
32,635 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET