1998Final results
1998 election for Michigan Senate District 1
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Joe Young Jr. (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Frank Palazzolo (R) by 24.5 points.
Joe Young Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
61.1%36,150
Frank PalazzoloRepublican
36.6%21,656
Constance CatalfioLibertarian
2.3%1,378
59,184 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