1998Final results
1998 election for Michigan House District 51
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Patricia Lockwood (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Tom Wright (R) by 5.4 points.
Patricia LockwoodDemocrat · winner
52.7%17,608
Tom WrightRepublican
47.3%15,819
33,427 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