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1988Final results

1988 election for Michigan House District 18

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Sidney Ouwinga (R) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating John Ashby (D) by 39.0 points.

Sidney OuwingaRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.5%25,246
John AshbyDemocrat
30.5%11,084
36,331 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+7.11982R+38.41984R+34.01986R+39.01988R+30.41990D+10.11992

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