1998Final results
1998 election for Michigan House District 16
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Bob Brown (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Lyle Vanhouten (R) by 20.7 points.
Bob BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.1%17,059
Lyle VanhoutenRepublican
38.4%11,084
Kerry SmithLibertarian
2.4%704
28,847 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET