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1998Final results

1998 election for Michigan Senate District 36

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

George A. McManus Jr. (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Joel Casler (D) by 30.8 points.

George A. McManus Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
65.4%65,415
Joel CaslerDemocrat
34.6%34,576
99,991 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+25.41986R+19.01990R+41.81994R+30.81998R+2.22002R+24.22006

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