1998Final results
1998 election for Michigan Senate District 5
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Burton Leland (D) won with 90.0% of the vote, defeating Beverly Beal (R) by 82.2 points.
Burton LelandDemocrat · winner
90.0%47,093
Beverly BealRepublican
7.8%4,087
Michael DonahueLibertarian
2.2%1,143
52,323 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