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      Home/Elections/1998/US House/Michigan/MI-03
      1998·US House·Michigan·District profile →

      Michigan District 3 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Vernon J Ehlers
      73.1%146,364 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      John Ferguson Jr.
      24.7%49,489 votes
      Margin
      R+48.4
      200,251 total votes
      4 candidates200,251 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Vernon J EhlersREP✓
      		REP146,36473.1%
      John Ferguson Jr.DEM
      		DEM49,48924.7%
      Erwin J HaasLIB
      		LIB2,5371.3%
      Lucille WigginsOTH
      		OTH1,8610.9%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+7.9
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+0.6
      R+10EvenD+1020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202453.0%45.1%D+7.9427,334
      202053.3%44.8%D+8.5416,906
      201646.9%46.8%D+0.2355,420
      201248.8%51.2%R+2.5336,637
      200852.4%46.0%D+6.4358,166

      Seat History

      US House in Michigan

      2024
      Hillary ScholtenDEM
      D+9.9
      2022
      Hillary ScholtenDEM
      D+12.9
      Redistricted
      2020
      Peter MeijerREP
      R+5.9
      2018
      Justin AmashREP
      R+11.2
      2016
      Justin AmashREP
      R+21.9
      2014
      Justin AmashREP
      R+18.9
      2012
      Justin AmashREP
      R+8.4
      Redistricted
      2010
      Justin AmashREP
      R+22.2
      2008
      Vernon J EhlersREP
      R+25.7
      2006
      Vernon J EhlersREP
      R+28.5
      2004
      Vernon J EhlersREP
      R+35.1
      2002
      Vernon J EhlersREP
      R+41.6
      Redistricted
      2000
      Vernon J EhlersREP
      R+31.9
      1996
      Vernon J EhlersREP
      R+39.1
      View all US House history for Michigan →

      Candidates

      Vernon J EhlersREP
      Record8W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1994-2008
      US House
      Full profile →
      Erwin J HaasLIB
      Record0W-7L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1996-2016
      US House
      Full profile →
      John Ferguson Jr.DEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1998-1998
      US House
      Full profile →
      Lucille WigginsOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1998-1998
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Michigan, 1998

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