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1998Final results

1998 election for Michigan House District 20

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Gerald Law (R) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Fred Diiacovo (D) by 49.0 points.

Gerald LawRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.9%27,062
23.9%8,860
Doug MacdonaldLibertarian
3.2%1,193
37,115 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+37.71990R+34.21994R+37.51996R+49.01998R+29.02000R+25.62002

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

The candidates

Gerald Law (R)Fred Diiacovo (D)

Also on the ballot: Doug Macdonald (Libertarian), 3.2%