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1998Final results

1998 election for Michigan House District 26

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

William Callahan (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Barbara Urban (R) by 22.2 points.

William CallahanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%18,572
Barbara UrbanRepublican
37.5%11,655
Keith EdwardsLibertarian
2.8%872
31,099 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+4.11992D+7.21994D+6.51996D+22.21998D+20.12000D+23.42002

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

The candidates

William Callahan (D)Barbara Urban (R)

Also on the ballot: Keith Edwards (Libertarian), 2.8%