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1998Final results

1998 election for Michigan Senate District 22

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

William Vanregenmorter (R) won with 78.6% of the vote, defeating Melvin Lewis (D) by 57.1 points.

William VanregenmorterRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.6%69,986
Melvin LewisDemocrat
21.4%19,092
89,078 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+37.21986R+27.71990R+55.01994R+57.11998R+36.52002R+20.12006

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