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1998Final results

1998 election for Michigan House District 54

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Ruth Ann Jamnick (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Thomas Banks (R) by 29.5 points.

Ruth Ann JamnickDemocrat · winner
63.7%13,520
Thomas BanksRepublican
34.3%7,274
Dan LafaversLibertarian
2.0%414
21,208 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

EvenR+43.81990D+29.41992D+43.11996D+29.51998D+40.72000D+37.62002

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

The candidates

Ruth Ann Jamnick (D)Thomas Banks (R)

Also on the ballot: Dan Lafavers (Libertarian), 2.0%