1998Final results
1998 election for Michigan House District 17
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Thomas Kelly (D) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating Dan Smelser (R) by 47.3 points.
Thomas KellyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.6%14,277
Dan SmelserRepublican
25.4%4,983
Robert IrwinLibertarian
2.0%396
19,656 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