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1998 election for Michigan House District 29

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Jennifer Faunce (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Charles Busse (D) by 4.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Jennifer FaunceRepublican · winner
51.5%16,858
46.9%15,370
E. SahutskeLibertarian
1.6%528
32,756 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

EvenEven1992D+14.81994D+25.01996R+4.51998R+5.72000D+52.22002

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

The candidates

Jennifer Faunce (R)Charles Busse (D)

Also on the ballot: E. Sahutske (Libertarian), 1.6%