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1998Final results

1998 election for Michigan House District 74

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

James Koetje (R) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Bonnie Reffitt (D) by 43.2 points.

James KoetjeRepublican · winner
71.6%22,530
28.4%8,932
31,462 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+39.51992R+56.21994R+46.51996R+43.21998R+40.12000R+57.42002

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