1986 Michigan Attorney General Election
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The 1986 Michigan Attorney General election was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent
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Frank J. Kelley Frank Joseph Kelley (December 31, 1924 – March 5, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 50th Attorney General of the U.S. state of Michigan. His 37-year term of office, from 1961 to 1999, made him both the youngest (3 ...
defeated Republican nominee Robert H. Cleland with 68.64% of the vote.


General election


Candidates

Major party candidates *
Frank J. Kelley Frank Joseph Kelley (December 31, 1924 – March 5, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 50th Attorney General of the U.S. state of Michigan. His 37-year term of office, from 1961 to 1999, made him both the youngest (3 ...
, Democratic * Robert H. Cleland, Republican *Max Dean, Independent


Results


References

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Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (: attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enf ...
Michigan Attorney General elections November 1986 in the United States
Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...