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1998 election for Michigan House District 57

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Doug Spade (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Richard Bailey (R) by 0.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Doug SpadeDemocrat · winner
50.4%14,323
Richard BaileyRepublican
49.6%14,078
28,401 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+15.41992R+29.41994R+0.71996D+0.91998D+47.42000D+38.92002

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