1998Final results
1998 election for Michigan House District 81
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Lauren Hager (R) won with 48.9% of the vote, defeating Howard Heidemann (D) by 0.9 points.
Lauren HagerRepublican · winner
48.9%14,918
Howard HeidemannDemocrat
48.1%14,650
Peter PorcaroLibertarian
3.0%915
30,483 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