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1998Final results

1998 election for Michigan House District 62

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Mark Schauer (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Mark Behnke (R) by 27.6 points.

Mark SchauerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%15,428
Mark BehnkeRepublican
36.2%8,761
24,189 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+48.51990R+12.91994D+10.11996D+27.61998D+34.22000R+6.42002

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