Michigan's 19th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Michigan's 19th 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 19th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
1980	William S. Broomfield	Republican	72.7%	46.8
1978	William S. Broomfield	Republican	71.3%	42.6
1976	William S. Broomfield	Republican	66.7%	34.1

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William S. Broomfield Won	REP	168,530	72.68%
Wayne E. Daniels	DEM	60,100	25.92%
Brian Richard Wright	LIB	3,263	1.41%
Write-in	—	1	0.00%
Total		231,894

1978

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

1976

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

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Michigan's 19th congressional district?

William S. Broomfield won in 1980 by 46.8 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.