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1998Final results

1998 election for Michigan House District 35

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Gilda Jacobs (D) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Cecilio Maldonado (R) by 46.9 points.

Gilda JacobsDemocrat · winner
71.8%18,672
24.9%6,483
Pam CollinsLibertarian
3.2%839
25,994 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+46.01992D+40.41994D+51.91996D+46.91998D+52.12000D+60.42002

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

The candidates

Gilda Jacobs (D)Cecilio Maldonado (R)

Also on the ballot: Pam Collins (Libertarian), 3.2%