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1998Final results

1998 election for Michigan House District 48

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Vera Rison (D) won with 90.7% of the vote, defeating Lorenzo Orr (R) by 81.4 points.

Vera RisonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
90.7%18,878
Lorenzo OrrRepublican
9.3%1,938
20,816 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+75.81992D+76.21994D+78.91996D+81.41998D+81.32000D+38.42002

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