Michigan's 17th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Michigan's 17th congressional district, 1976 to 1980: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Michigan's 17th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
1980	William M. Brodhead	Democratic	73.1%	47.7
1978	William M. Brodhead	Democratic	95.2%	90.4
1976	William M. Brodhead	Democratic	64.2%	29.8

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William M. Brodhead Won	DEM	127,525	73.07%
L. Patterson	REP	44,313	25.39%
William B. Krebaum	LIB	2,667	1.53%
Write-in	—	23	0.01%
Total		174,528

1978

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

1976

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

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Michigan's 17th congressional district?

William M. Brodhead won in 1980 by 47.7 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.