1998Final results
1998 election for Michigan Senate District 38
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Donald W. Koivisto (D) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating Patricia Ashcraft (R) by 53.1 points.
Donald W. KoivistoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.7%59,717
Patricia AshcraftRepublican
22.7%17,884
Charles GershfieldLibertarian
1.6%1,246
78,847 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
The candidates
Donald W. Koivisto (D)Patricia Ashcraft (R)
Also on the ballot: Charles Gershfield (Libertarian), 1.6%