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1998 Michigan U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1998 Michigan U.S. House District 8 Election?

Debbie Stabenow won the 1998 Michigan U.S. House District 8 Election. Debbie Stabenow received 125,169 popular votes (57.41%). The main challenger was Susan Grimes Munsell (38.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Stabenow and Munsell

Stabenow +18.8 pts · won by 40,915 votes
Debbie StabenowDemocraticWINNER57.41%
125,169 votes
Susan Grimes MunsellRepublican38.64%
84,254 votes
John S. MangopoulosReform2.13%
4,654 votes
Ben Steele IIILibertarian1.26%
2,750 votes
Patricia Rayfield Allennatural law0.56%
1,213 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.