Elections / 1986 · Governor · MI
Michigan — 1986 governor election
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Akashic1986 · GovernorMichigan · GovernorJames BlanchardD+36.8
Candidates
Michigan 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
- James Blanchard✓Democratic1,632,13868.4%
- William LucasRepublican753,64731.6%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+19.0Governor 1986D+36.8vs. baselineD+55.8
Michigan's 1986 governor race ran 55.8 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1986MI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.