1998Final results
1998 election for Michigan Senate District 23
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Joanne Emmons (R) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Louis Gula (D) by 39.3 points.
Joanne EmmonsRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.5%50,995
Louis GulaDemocrat
29.2%21,743
Richard WhitelockLibertarian
2.3%1,750
74,488 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