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1998Final results

1998 election for Michigan House District 22

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Raymond Basham (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Susan Chmielewski (R) by 42.3 points.

Raymond BashamDemocrat · winner
69.4%13,147
27.0%5,123
James SagerLibertarian
3.6%678
18,948 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

EvenD+42.11992D+27.21994D+54.11996D+42.31998D+50.62000D+40.92002

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

The candidates

Raymond Basham (D)Susan Chmielewski (R)

Also on the ballot: James Sager (Libertarian), 3.6%