1976 House elections · Michigan districts

Michigan U.S. House election results 1976

Results in all of Michigan's congressional districts in 1976 (Democratic 11, Republican 8): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Democratic 11
Republican 8

District 1

District history

John Conyers Jr. DEM +85.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Conyers Jr. Won	DEM	126,161	92.37%
Isaac Hood	REP	8,927	6.54%
Hector M. McGregor	AIP	727	0.53%
B.R. Washington	SWP	306	0.22%
Thomas W. Jones	LIB	245	0.18%
Carolyn Nelson	LAB	216	0.16%
Total		136,582

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District 2

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Carl D. Pursell REP +0.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Carl D. Pursell Won	REP	95,397	49.75%
Edward C. Pierce	DEM	95,053	49.57%
Philip S. Carroll	HRP	598	0.31%
Lawrence McKenna	LIB	403	0.21%
Ronald G. Ziegler	LAB	287	0.15%
Total		191,738

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District 3

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Garry E. Brown REP +2.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Garry E. Brown Won	REP	99,231	50.59%
Howard Wolpe	DEM	95,261	48.56%
Timothy W. Walter	AIP	1,208	0.62%
Charles H. Todd	LIB	334	0.17%
Leda J. Stevens	LAB	124	0.06%
Total		196,158

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District 4

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David Stockman REP +21.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Stockman Won	REP	107,881	60.02%
Richard E. Daugherty	DEM	69,655	38.75%
Karl Friske	AIP	1,789	1.00%
Russell Severance	LIB	288	0.16%
David M. Hilty	LAB	124	0.07%
Total		179,737

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District 5

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Harold S. Sawyer REP +7.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Harold S. Sawyer Won	REP	109,589	53.34%
Richard F. Vander Veen	DEM	94,973	46.23%
Joe Berman	LIB	477	0.23%
Gary D. Powell	LAB	399	0.19%
Total		205,438

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District 6

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Bob Carr DEM +6.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bob Carr Won	DEM	108,909	52.74%
Clifford W. Taylor	REP	96,008	46.49%
James F. McClure	HRP	1,398	0.68%
Andrew Rotstein	LAB	189	0.09%
Total		206,504

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District 7

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Dale E. Kildee DEM +41.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dale E. Kildee Won	DEM	124,260	69.97%
Robin Widgery	REP	50,301	28.33%
Jimmy L. Sabin	AIP	1,451	0.82%
Max Dean	LAB	835	0.47%
Benjamin G. Hoffman	LIB	735	0.41%
Total		177,582

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District 8

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J. Bob Traxler DEM +18.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
J. Bob Traxler Won	DEM	110,127	59.01%
E. Brady Denton	REP	75,323	40.36%
Charles G. Johns	AIP	973	0.52%
David W. Thill	LAB	209	0.11%
Total		186,632

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District 9

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Guy A. Vander Jagt REP +40.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Guy A. Vander Jagt Won	REP	146,712	69.96%
Stephen E. Fawley	DEM	61,641	29.40%
DeLoyd G. Hesselink	AIP	1,021	0.49%
Joy Powell	LAB	204	0.10%
William G. Friesser	SLP	123	0.06%
Total		209,701

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District 10

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Elford Albin Cederberg REP +13.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Elford Albin Cederberg Won	REP	118,726	56.49%
Donald J. Albosta	DEM	89,980	42.81%
Lawrence Dean	AIP	1,256	0.60%
Joseph D. D'Urso	LAB	222	0.11%
Total		210,184

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District 11

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Philip E. Ruppe REP +9.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Philip E. Ruppe Won	REP	118,871	54.75%
Francis D. Brouillette	DEM	97,325	44.83%
Elizabeth D. Pape	AIP	537	0.25%
Edward W. Aho	HRP	231	0.11%
John C. Hoffman	LAB	151	0.07%
Total		217,115

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District 12

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David Edward Bonior DEM +5.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Edward Bonior Won	DEM	94,815	52.42%
David M. Serotkin	REP	85,326	47.18%
Gregory J. Clark	LIB	441	0.24%
Marielle Hammett Kronberg	LAB	285	0.16%
Total		180,867

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District 13

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Charles C. Diggs DEM +79.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charles C. Diggs Won	DEM	83,387	89.01%
Richard A. Golden	REP	9,002	9.61%
Raymond Houle	AIP	449	0.48%
John Hawkins	SWP	366	0.39%
Melvin Brown	LAB	285	0.30%
Harold L. DeWaters	LIB	198	0.21%
Total		93,687

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District 14

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Lucien N. Nedzi DEM +33.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lucien N. Nedzi Won	DEM	107,503	66.50%
John Edward Getz	REP	52,995	32.78%
Maurice Geary	HRP	473	0.29%
Marshall F. Moser	LIB	303	0.19%
Martha Hilty	LAB	198	0.12%
Mark Severs	SWP	194	0.12%
Total		161,666

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District 15

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William D. Ford DEM +49.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William D. Ford Won	DEM	117,313	73.99%
James D. Walaskay	REP	39,177	24.71%
Aldi C. Fuhrmann	AIP	776	0.49%
Kathryn M. Augustin	LIB	746	0.47%
John Sarkisian	SLP	306	0.19%
Allen Douglas	LAB	232	0.15%
Total		158,550

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District 16

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John D. Dingell DEM +53.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John D. Dingell Won	DEM	121,682	75.89%
William E. Rostron	REP	36,378	22.69%
Buck Miller Slayter	AIP	1,009	0.63%
Samuel S. Hancock	LIB	484	0.30%
Susann L. Dalto	LAB	463	0.29%
Donald A. Bechler	SWP	328	0.21%
Total		160,344

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District 17

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William M. Brodhead DEM +29.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William M. Brodhead Won	DEM	112,746	64.22%
James W. Burdick	REP	60,476	34.45%
Arve Bakken	AIP	1,382	0.79%
Christy L. Wallace	SWP	490	0.28%
C.M. Novess	LIB	285	0.16%
Scott Elliott	LAB	194	0.11%
Total		175,573

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District 18

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James J. Blanchard DEM +33.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James J. Blanchard Won	DEM	123,113	66.12%
John E. Olsen	REP	60,995	32.76%
David Wengel Drexler	AIP	1,143	0.61%
Frank G. Rising	LIB	396	0.21%
K. Martin Keller	LAB	289	0.16%
James C. Horvath	SLP	259	0.14%
Total		186,195

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District 19

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William S. Broomfield REP +34.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William S. Broomfield Won	REP	131,799	66.69%
Dorthea Becker	DEM	64,337	32.55%
John Omar Muotka	AIP	751	0.38%
Therese S. Barbone	LIB	496	0.25%
Thomas Simpson	LAB	262	0.13%
Total		197,645

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