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1968Final results

1968 election for Michigan House District 98

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Dennis O. Cawthorne (R) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Eugene R. Cater (D) by 24.9 points.

Dennis O. CawthorneRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.5%18,766
37.5%11,282
30,048 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 1968

Races before and after

EvenR+44.01972R+23.01974R+36.61976D+1.81978R+11.01980R+23.81982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET