1998Final results
1998 election for Michigan House District 55
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Gene Derossett (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Donald Earhart (D) by 22.6 points.
Gene DerossettRepublican · winner
61.3%17,628
Donald EarhartDemocrat
38.7%11,127
28,755 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