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1998Final results

1998 election for Michigan Senate District 2

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Virgil C. Smith Jr. (D) won with 92.2% of the vote, defeating Wanda Gray (R) by 84.3 points.

Virgil C. Smith Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
92.2%42,832
Wanda GrayRepublican
7.8%3,641
46,473 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

EvenD+68.81978D+68.71986D+77.21994D+84.31998D+35.92002D+46.82006

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