1988Final results
1988 election for Michigan House District 98
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Ed Giese (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Joseph Helminski (D) by 20.4 points.
Ed GieseRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%20,873
Joseph HelminskiDemocrat
39.8%13,806
34,680 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