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1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal results

1998 election for Michigan House District 85

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Larry Julian (R) won with 48.7% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey Fitzgerald (D) by 1.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Larry JulianRepublican · winner
48.7%13,721
47.4%13,365
Max DollarhiteLibertarian
3.9%1,089
28,175 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

EvenD+20.91992D+2.91994D+11.81996R+1.31998R+26.62000R+23.02002

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

The candidates

Larry Julian (R)Jeffrey Fitzgerald (D)

Also on the ballot: Max Dollarhite (Libertarian), 3.9%