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1998Final results

1998 election for Michigan Senate District 13

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Michael Bouchard (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey Jenks (D) by 31.6 points.

Michael BouchardRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.4%57,752
32.8%29,411
Gary AtkinsonLibertarian
2.8%2,550
89,713 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+19.11986R+15.61990R+34.11994R+31.61998R+26.32002R+0.62006

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

The candidates

Michael Bouchard (R)Jeffrey Jenks (D)

Also on the ballot: Gary Atkinson (Libertarian), 2.8%