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1998Final results

1998 election for Michigan House District 19

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Laura Toy (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Patrick McRae (D) by 26.1 points.

Laura ToyRepublican · winner
61.3%17,898
35.1%10,259
John TatarLibertarian
3.6%1,059
29,216 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

EvenR+32.81990R+20.21994R+22.01996R+26.11998R+25.02000R+28.22002

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

The candidates

Laura Toy (R)Patrick McRae (D)

Also on the ballot: John Tatar (Libertarian), 3.6%