1978 House elections · Michigan districts

Michigan U.S. House election results 1978

Results in all of Michigan's congressional districts in 1978 (Democratic 13, Republican 6): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Democratic 13
Republican 6

District 1

District history

John Conyers Jr. DEM +85.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Conyers Jr. Won	DEM	89,646	92.87%
Robert S. Arnold	REP	6,878	7.13%
Write-in	—	2	0.00%
Total		96,526

Official source: data

District 2

District history

Carl D. Pursell REP +35.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Carl D. Pursell Won	REP	97,503	67.56%
Earl Greene	DEM	45,631	31.62%
Henry W. Kroes	AIP	1,191	0.83%
Write-in	—	1	0.00%
Total		144,326

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District 3

District history

Howard Wolpe DEM +2.7 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Howard Wolpe Won	DEM	83,932	51.33%
Garry E. Brown	REP	79,572	48.67%
Write-in	—	6	0.00%
Total		163,510

Official source: data

District 4

District history

David Stockman REP +42.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Stockman Won	REP	95,440	70.64%
Morgan L. Hager	DEM	38,204	28.28%
Jimmie Dale Burke	AIP	1,460	1.08%
Write-in	—	4	0.00%
Total		135,108

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District 5

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Harold S. Sawyer REP +0.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Harold S. Sawyer Won	REP	81,794	49.44%
Dale Robert Sprik	DEM	80,622	48.73%
Dwight W. Johnson	AIP	3,028	1.83%
Write-in	—	2	0.00%
Total		165,446

Official source: data

District 6

District history

Bob Carr DEM +13.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bob Carr Won	DEM	97,971	56.73%
Michael H. Conlin	REP	74,718	43.26%
Write-in	—	17	0.01%
Total		172,706

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District 7

District history

Dale E. Kildee DEM +54.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dale E. Kildee Won	DEM	105,402	76.63%
Gale M. Cronk	REP	29,958	21.78%
Jimmy L. Sabin	AIP	2,179	1.58%
Write-in	—	1	0.00%
Total		137,540

Official source: data

District 8

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J. Bob Traxler DEM +33.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
J. Bob Traxler Won	DEM	103,346	66.57%
Norman R. Hughes	REP	51,900	33.43%
Write-in	—	2	0.00%
Total		155,248

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District 9

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Guy A. Vander Jagt REP +39.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Guy A. Vander Jagt Won	REP	122,363	69.60%
Howard M. LeRoux	DEM	53,450	30.40%
Write-in	—	6	0.00%
Total		175,819

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District 10

District history

Donald J. Albosta DEM +3.0 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Donald J. Albosta Won	DEM	94,913	51.47%
Elford Albin Cederberg	REP	89,451	48.51%
Write-in	—	25	0.01%
Total		184,389

Official source: data

District 11

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Robert William Davis REP +9.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert William Davis Won	REP	96,351	54.92%
Keith McLeod	DEM	79,081	45.08%
Write-in	—	3	0.00%
Total		175,435

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District 12

District history

David Edward Bonior DEM +9.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Edward Bonior Won	DEM	82,892	54.91%
Kirby Holmes	REP	68,063	45.09%
Write-in	—	1	0.00%
Total		150,956

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District 13

District history

Charles C. Diggs DEM +58.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charles C. Diggs Won	DEM	44,771	79.18%
Dovie T. Pickett	REP	11,749	20.78%
Write-in	—	23	0.04%
Total		56,543

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District 14

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Lucien N. Nedzi DEM +34.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lucien N. Nedzi Won	DEM	84,032	67.36%
John Edward Getz	REP	40,716	32.64%
Write-in	—	8	0.01%
Total		124,756

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District 15

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William D. Ford DEM +60.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William D. Ford Won	DEM	95,137	79.58%
Edgar Nieten	REP	23,177	19.39%
Aldi C. Fuhrmann	AIP	1,230	1.03%
Write-in	—	1	0.00%
Total		119,545

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District 16

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John D. Dingell DEM +54.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John D. Dingell Won	DEM	93,387	76.48%
Melvin E. Heuer	REP	26,827	21.97%
Harry C. Hengy	AIP	1,889	1.55%
Write-in	—	8	0.01%
Total		122,111

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District 17

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William M. Brodhead DEM +90.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William M. Brodhead Won	DEM	106,303	95.21%
Hector M. McGregor	AIP	5,341	4.78%
Write-in	—	10	0.01%
Total		111,654

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District 18

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James J. Blanchard DEM +50.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James J. Blanchard Won	DEM	113,037	74.47%
Robert J. Salloum	REP	36,913	24.32%
David Wengel Drexler	AIP	1,848	1.22%
Total		151,798

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District 19

District history

William S. Broomfield REP +42.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William S. Broomfield Won	REP	117,122	71.29%
Betty F. Collier	DEM	47,165	28.71%
Write-in	—	11	0.01%
Total		164,298

Official source: data

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