2012Final results
2012 election for Michigan House District 85
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Ben Glardon (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Paul Ray (D) by 13.7 points.
Ben GlardonRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.6%23,185
Paul RayDemocrat
39.9%17,278
Matthew ShepardIndependent
6.5%2,803
43,266 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET