1998Final results
1998 election for Michigan Governor
Governor · Michigan
John Engler (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Geoffrey Fieger (D) by 24.4 points.
John EnglerRepublican · winner
62.2%1,883,005
Geoffrey FiegerDemocrat
37.8%1,143,574
3,026,579 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET