Michigan's 16th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Michigan's 16th congressional district, 1976 to 2000: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Michigan's 16th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2000	John D. Dingell	Democratic	71.0%	44.4
1998	John D. Dingell	Democratic	66.6%	35.6
1980	John D. Dingell	Democratic	69.9%	41.7
1978	John D. Dingell	Democratic	76.5%	54.5
1976	John D. Dingell	Democratic	75.9%	53.2

2000

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John D. Dingell Won	DEM	167,142	70.97%
William B. Morse	REP	62,469	26.52%
Edward A. Hlavac	LIB	2,814	1.20%
Kenneth Ray Larkin	UST	2,154	0.92%
Noha Fouad Hamze	NLP	938	0.40%
Total		235,517

1998

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John D. Dingell Won	DEM	116,145	66.61%
William B. Morse	REP	54,121	31.04%
Edward A. Hlavac	LIB	3,064	1.76%
Noha Fouad Hamze	NLP	1,027	0.59%
Total		174,357

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John D. Dingell Won	DEM	105,844	69.88%
Pamella A. Seay	REP	42,735	28.21%
R. Scott Davidson	LIB	1,810	1.20%
Ronald Lee Slote	AIP	1,069	0.71%
Write-in	—	7	0.01%
Total		151,465

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Michigan's 16th congressional district?

John D. Dingell won in 2000 by 44.4 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.