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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Michigan/MI-15
      1978·US House·Michigan·District profile →

      Michigan District 15 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      William D Ford
      79.6%95,137 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Edgar R Nieten
      19.4%23,177 votes
      Margin
      D+60.2
      119,545 total votes
      4 candidates119,545 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      William D FordDEM✓
      		DEM95,13779.6%
      Edgar R NietenREP
      		REP23,17719.4%
      Aldi C FuhrmannIND
      		IND1,2301.0%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH1---

      Seat History

      US House in Michigan

      2010
      John D DingellDEM
      D+16.7
      2008
      John D DingellDEM
      D+45.8
      2006
      John D DingellDEM
      D+88.0
      2004
      John D DingellDEM
      D+44.4
      2002
      John D DingellDEM
      D+46.5
      Redistricted
      2000
      Carolyn C KilpatrickDEM
      D+79.5
      1998
      Carolyn C KilpatrickDEM
      D+76.6
      1996
      Carolyn C KilpatrickDEM
      D+78.5
      1994
      Barbara-Rose CollinsDEM
      D+70.0
      1992
      Barbara-Rose CollinsDEM
      D+63.3
      Redistricted
      1990
      William D FordDEM
      D+24.6
      1988
      William D FordDEM
      D+29.1
      1986
      William D FordDEM
      D+51.0
      1984
      William D FordDEM
      D+19.9
      1982
      William D FordDEM
      D+46.8
      View all US House history for Michigan →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Aldi C FuhrmannIND
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      William D FordDEM
      Record9W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1992
      US House
      Full profile →
      Edgar R NietenREP
      Record0W-2L
      Avg MarginD+38.6
      Career1976-1978
      US House / State House
      Full profile →

      Also in Michigan, 1978

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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