1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Michigan House District 98
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Jeff Dongvillo (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph F. McLaughlin (R) by 1.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jeff DongvilloDemocrat · winner
50.9%16,815
Joseph F. McLaughlinRepublican
49.1%16,218
33,033 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET