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1996Final results

1996 election for Michigan House District 98

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

James McNutt (R) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating James Skeen (D) by 43.3 points.

James McNuttRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.6%25,427
James SkeenDemocrat
28.4%10,072
35,499 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+20.41988R+10.51990R+35.51994R+43.31996R+40.11998R+32.82000

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