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1998Final results

1998 election for Michigan House District 86

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Valde Garcia (R) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Jack Brown (D) by 34.0 points.

Valde GarciaRepublican · winner
66.0%19,106
Jack BrownDemocrat
32.0%9,257
Will WhiteLibertarian
2.0%565
28,928 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+6.61992R+27.81994R+28.01996R+34.01998R+30.02000R+39.92002

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

The candidates

Valde Garcia (R)Jack Brown (D)

Also on the ballot: Will White (Libertarian), 2.0%