Michigan's 18th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Michigan's 18th 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 18th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
1980	James J. Blanchard	Democratic	65.3%	32.3
1978	James J. Blanchard	Democratic	74.5%	50.2
1976	James J. Blanchard	Democratic	66.1%	33.4

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James J. Blanchard Won	DEM	135,705	65.25%
Betty J. Suida	REP	68,575	32.97%
Bette Erwin	LIB	2,323	1.12%
Howard L. Neal	AIP	1,373	0.66%
Write-in	—	1	0.00%
Total		207,977

1978

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

1976

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

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Michigan's 18th congressional district?

James J. Blanchard won in 1980 by 32.3 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.