1998Final results
1998 election for Michigan House District 70
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Laura Baird (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Virginia White (R) by 16.9 points.
Laura BairdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.7%14,346
Virginia WhiteRepublican
39.8%10,065
Michael BrinkmanLibertarian
3.6%909
25,320 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