1998Final results
1998 election for Michigan House District 97
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Joseph Rivet (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Steven Goss (R) by 30.1 points.
Joseph RivetDemocrat · winner
63.8%16,622
Steven GossRepublican
33.7%8,786
Allen BauerLibertarian
2.5%651
26,059 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