1998Final results
1998 election for Michigan Senate District 18
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Alma Wheeler Smith (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating John Hochstetler (R) by 24.4 points.
Alma Wheeler SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%53,024
John HochstetlerRepublican
37.8%32,211
85,235 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