2008Final results
2008 election for Michigan House District 86
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Dave Hildenbrand (R) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Melissa Casalina (D) by 32.0 points.
Dave HildenbrandRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.5%34,002
Melissa CasalinaDemocrat
32.5%17,137
Patricia SteinportLibertarian
3.0%1,565
52,704 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET