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1998Final results

1998 election for Michigan House District 31

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Paul Gieleghem (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Quinnie Cody (R) by 8.9 points.

Paul GieleghemDemocrat · winner
52.8%14,615
Quinnie CodyRepublican
43.9%12,147
John FaganLibertarian
3.3%914
27,676 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+31.81992D+10.41994D+32.31996D+8.91998D+26.62000D+23.12002

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

The candidates

Paul Gieleghem (D)Quinnie Cody (R)

Also on the ballot: John Fagan (Libertarian), 3.3%