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1988Final results

1988 election for Michigan House District 23

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Philip Hoffman (R) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Suzanne Beitelschies (D) by 43.9 points.

Philip HoffmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.9%19,968
28.1%7,787
27,755 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+0.91982R+47.01984R+32.21986R+43.91988D+26.71992D+20.81994

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