1998Final results
1998 election for Michigan House District 40
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Patricia Godchaux (R) won with 76.0% of the vote, defeating Michael Coleman (D) by 52.0 points.
Patricia GodchauxRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.0%28,835
Michael ColemanDemocrat
24.0%9,106
37,941 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET