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      Home/Elections/1976/US House/Michigan/MI-18
      1976·US House·Michigan·District profile →

      Michigan District 18 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      James J Blanchard
      66.1%123,113 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      John E Olsen
      32.8%60,995 votes
      Margin
      D+33.4
      186,195 total votes
      6 candidates186,195 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      James J BlanchardDEM✓
      		DEM123,11366.1%
      John E OlsenREP
      		REP60,99532.8%
      David Wengel DrexlerIND
      		IND1,1430.6%
      Frank G RisingLIB
      		LIB3960.2%
      K Martin KellerOTH
      		OTH2890.2%
      James C HorvathOTH
      		OTH2590.1%

      Seat History

      US House in Michigan

      1990
      Wm S BroomfieldREP
      R+32.7
      1988
      William S BroomfieldREP
      R+53.6
      1986
      William S BroomfieldREP
      R+47.5
      1984
      William S BroomfieldREP
      R+59.7
      1982
      William S BroomfieldREP
      R+47.6
      Redistricted
      1980
      James J BlanchardDEM
      D+32.3
      1978
      James J BlanchardDEM
      D+50.1
      View all US House history for Michigan →

      Candidates

      James J BlanchardDEM
      Record5W-1L
      Avg MarginD+14.1
      Career1976-1990
      Governor / US House
      Full profile →
      Frank G RisingLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →
      James C HorvathOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →
      John E OlsenREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →
      K Martin KellerOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →
      David Wengel DrexlerIND
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1978
      US House
      Full profile →

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