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      Home/Elections/1980/US House/Michigan/MI-15
      1980·US House·Michigan·District profile →

      Michigan District 15 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      William D Ford
      67.6%113,492 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Gerald R Carlson
      31.6%53,046 votes
      Margin
      D+36.0
      167,795 total votes
      4 candidates167,795 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      William D FordDEM✓
      		DEM113,49267.6%
      Gerald R CarlsonREP
      		REP53,04631.6%
      Aldi C FuhrmanIND
      		IND1,1750.7%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH820.1%

      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 →
      William D FordDEM
      Record9W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1992
      US House
      Full profile →
      Aldi C FuhrmanIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1980-1980
      US House
      Full profile →
      Gerald R CarlsonREP
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1980-1984
      US House
      Full profile →

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