1998Final results
1998 election for Michigan House District 78
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Ron Jelinek (R) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Dennis Casto Jr. (D) by 47.1 points.
Ron JelinekRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.5%14,661
Dennis Casto Jr.Democrat
25.4%5,143
Jay SauveLibertarian
2.0%411
20,215 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