1998 Michigan Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1998 Michigan Gubernatorial Election?

John Engler won the 1998 Michigan Gubernatorial Election. John Engler received 1,883,005 popular votes (62.2%). The main challenger was Geoffrey Fieger (37.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Engler and Fieger

Engler +24.4 pts · won by 739,431 votes

John Engler RepublicanWINNER62.2%

1,883,005 votes

Geoffrey Fieger Democratic37.8%

1,143,574 votes

Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.