1998Final results
1998 election for Michigan House District 21
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Bruce Patterson (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Ray Bailey (D) by 28.9 points.
Bruce PattersonRepublican · winner
64.4%17,613
Ray BaileyDemocrat
35.6%9,723
27,336 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