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1998Final results

1998 election for Michigan House District 77

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Joanne Voorhees (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Karl Holzhueter (D) by 21.9 points.

Joanne VoorheesRepublican · winner
60.0%13,205
38.1%8,386
Glenn BarrLibertarian
1.9%419
22,010 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+12.51992R+38.51994R+12.91996R+21.91998R+19.92000R+43.12002

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

The candidates

Joanne Voorhees (R)Karl Holzhueter (D)

Also on the ballot: Glenn Barr (Libertarian), 1.9%