The 1998 Michigan Attorney General election was held on November 3, 1998.
Democratic nominee
Jennifer Granholm defeated
Republican nominee
John Smietanka
John A. Smietanka (born June 28, 1941, in Chicago) was the prosecutor for Berrien County, Michigan, from 1974 to 1981, and a United States Attorney in the Western District of Michigan, appointed by Ronald Reagan, from 1981 until 1994.
Career a ...
with 52.09% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
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Jennifer Granholm, Democratic
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John Smietanka
John A. Smietanka (born June 28, 1941, in Chicago) was the prosecutor for Berrien County, Michigan, from 1974 to 1981, and a United States Attorney in the Western District of Michigan, appointed by Ronald Reagan, from 1981 until 1994.
Career a ...
, Republican
Results
References
{{United States elections, 1998
Attorney General
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Michigan Attorney General elections
November 1998 events in the United States
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...