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      Home/Elections/1976/US House/Michigan/MI-19
      1976·US House·Michigan·District profile →

      Michigan District 19 US House

      Winner
      REP
      William S Broomfield
      66.7%131,799 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Dorthea Becker
      32.5%64,337 votes
      Margin
      R+34.1
      197,645 total votes
      5 candidates197,645 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      William S BroomfieldREP✓
      		REP131,79966.7%
      Dorthea BeckerDEM
      		DEM64,33732.5%
      John Omar MuotkaIND
      		IND7510.4%
      Therese S BarboneLIB
      		LIB4960.3%
      Thomas SimpsonOTH
      		OTH2620.1%

      Seat History

      US House in Michigan

      1980
      William S BroomfieldREP
      R+46.8
      1978
      William S BroomfieldREP
      R+42.6
      View all US House history for Michigan →

      Candidates

      Dorthea BeckerDEM
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      Career1976-1976
      US House
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      John Omar MuotkaIND
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      Career1976-1976
      US House
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      Therese S BarboneLIB
      Record0W-1L
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      Career1976-1976
      US House
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      Thomas SimpsonOTH
      Record0W-1L
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      Career1976-1976
      US House
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      William S BroomfieldREP
      Record7W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1988
      US House
      Full profile →

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