1988Final results
1988 election for Michigan House District 47
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Paul Wartner (R) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating Melvin Goebel (D) by 46.1 points.
Paul WartnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.1%29,071
Melvin GoebelDemocrat
26.9%10,713
39,784 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET