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      Home/Elections/1976/US House/Michigan/MI-17
      1976·US House·Michigan·District profile →

      Michigan District 17 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      William M Brodhead
      64.2%112,746 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      James W Burdick
      34.4%60,476 votes
      Margin
      D+29.8
      175,573 total votes
      6 candidates175,573 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      William M BrodheadDEM✓
      		DEM112,74664.2%
      James W BurdickREP
      		REP60,47634.4%
      Arve BakkenIND
      		IND1,3820.8%
      Christy WallaceOTH
      		OTH4900.3%
      C M Novess IIILIB
      		LIB2850.2%
      Scott ElliottOTH
      		OTH1940.1%

      Seat History

      US House in Michigan

      1990
      Sander M LevinDEM
      D+39.4
      1988
      Sander M LevinDEM
      D+41.6
      1986
      Sander M LevinDEM
      D+54.0
      1984
      Sander M LevinDEM
      D+100.0
      1982
      Sander M LevinDEM
      D+34.9
      Redistricted
      1980
      William M BrodheadDEM
      D+47.7
      1978
      William M BrodheadDEM
      D+95.2
      View all US House history for Michigan →

      Candidates

      Arve BakkenIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
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      C M Novess IIILIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →
      Christy WallaceOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →
      James W BurdickREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →
      Scott ElliottDEM
      Record0W-3L
      Avg MarginR+33.1
      Career1976-2010
      State Senate / US House
      Full profile →
      William M BrodheadDEM
      Record5W-0L
      Avg MarginD+21.4
      Career1970-1980
      US House / State House
      Full profile →

      Also in Michigan, 1976

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