1998Final results
1998 election for Michigan Senate District 20
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Harry Gast (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating David Deruiter (D) by 36.5 points.
Harry GastRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.2%44,362
David DeruiterDemocrat
30.7%20,244
Thomas BakerLibertarian
2.1%1,413
66,019 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