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1998Final results

1998 election for Michigan Senate District 37

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Walter North (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Kay Chase (D) by 24.6 points.

Walter NorthRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%55,143
Kay ChaseDemocrat
37.7%33,352
88,495 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+43.41986R+8.11990R+26.21994R+24.61998R+19.72002R+18.42006

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