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1994Final results

1994 election for Michigan Senate District 38

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Donald W. Koivisto (D) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating Charles Best (R) by 42.4 points.

Donald W. KoivistoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.2%55,936
Charles BestRepublican
28.8%22,612
78,548 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenD+28.61982D+37.81986D+36.11990D+42.41994D+53.11998D+21.72002

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