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      Home/Elections/1980/US House/Michigan/MI-18
      1980·US House·Michigan·District profile →

      Michigan District 18 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      James J Blanchard
      65.3%135,705 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Betty J Suida
      33.0%68,575 votes
      Margin
      D+32.3
      207,977 total votes
      5 candidates207,977 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      James J BlanchardDEM✓
      		DEM135,70565.3%
      Betty J SuidaREP
      		REP68,57533.0%
      Bette ErwinLIB
      		LIB2,3231.1%
      Howard L NealIND
      		IND1,3730.7%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH1---

      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
      1978
      James J BlanchardDEM
      D+50.1
      1976
      James J BlanchardDEM
      D+33.4
      View all US House history for Michigan →

      Candidates

      James J BlanchardDEM
      Record5W-1L
      Avg MarginD+14.1
      Career1976-1990
      Governor / US House
      Full profile →
      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Bette ErwinLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1980-1980
      US House
      Full profile →
      Betty J SuidaREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1980-1980
      US House
      Full profile →
      Howard L NealIND
      Record0W-2L
      Avg MarginD+37.0
      Career1974-1980
      US House / State House
      Full profile →

      Also in Michigan, 1980

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