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1998Final results

1998 election for Michigan Senate District 6

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

George Hart (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Rhonda Runco (R) by 9.6 points.

George HartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.4%40,801
Rhonda RuncoRepublican
43.8%33,461
Erich TragerLibertarian
2.8%2,137
76,399 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+22.51986R+15.31990D+5.21994D+9.61998R+8.32002D+4.92006

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

The candidates

George Hart (D)Rhonda Runco (R)

Also on the ballot: Erich Trager (Libertarian), 2.8%