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1986 Michigan U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1986 Michigan U.S. House District 6 Election?

Robert William Carr won the 1986 Michigan U.S. House District 6 Election. Robert William Carr received 74,927 popular votes (56.67%). The main challenger was Jim Dunn (43.32%).

See the full head-to-head between Carr and Dunn

Carr +13.4 pts · won by 17,644 votes
Robert William CarrDemocraticWINNER56.67%
74,927 votes
Jim DunnRepublican43.32%
57,283 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.