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2012Final results

2012 election for Michigan House District 98

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Jim Stamas (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Joan Brausch (D) by 17.8 points.

Jim StamasRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.9%25,003
Joan BrauschDemocrat
41.1%17,453
42,456 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+30.82004R+22.82006R+16.12008R+17.82012R+10.32014R+20.32016

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