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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Michigan/MI-05
      1978·US House·Michigan·District profile →

      Michigan District 5 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Harold S Sawyer
      49.4%81,794 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Dale Robert Sprik
      48.7%80,622 votes
      Margin
      R+0.7
      165,446 total votes
      4 candidates165,446 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Harold S SawyerREP✓
      		REP81,79449.4%
      Dale Robert SprikDEM
      		DEM80,62248.7%
      Dwight W JohnsonIND
      		IND3,0281.8%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH2---

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+27.0
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+2.8
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202435.8%62.8%R+27.0422,614
      202037.1%61.2%R+24.2405,836
      201634.6%60.0%R+25.4347,875
      201245.7%54.3%R+8.5339,723
      200849.2%48.7%D+0.5366,295

      Seat History

      US House in Michigan

      2024
      Tim WalbergREP
      R+32.9
      2022
      Tim WalbergREP
      R+27.4
      Redistricted
      2020
      Daniel T KildeeDEM
      D+12.7
      2018
      Daniel T KildeeDEM
      D+23.6
      2016
      Daniel T KildeeDEM
      D+26.1
      2014
      Daniel T KildeeDEM
      D+35.5
      2012
      Daniel T KildeeDEM
      D+33.5
      Redistricted
      2010
      Dale E KildeeDEM
      D+8.7
      2008
      Dale E KildeeDEM
      D+43.4
      2006
      Dale E KildeeDEM
      D+47.7
      2004
      Dale E KildeeDEM
      D+35.9
      2002
      Dale E KildeeDEM
      D+91.6
      Redistricted
      2000
      James A BarciaDEM
      D+50.4
      1998
      James A BarciaDEM
      D+44.1
      1996
      James A BarciaDEM
      D+41.8
      View all US House history for Michigan →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Harold S SawyerREP
      Record4W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1982
      US House
      Full profile →
      Dale Robert SprikDEM
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1980
      US House
      Full profile →
      Dwight W JohnsonIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Michigan, 1978

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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