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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Michigan/MI-01
      1978·US House·Michigan·District profile →

      Michigan District 1 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      John Conyers
      92.9%89,646 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Robert S Arnold
      7.1%6,878 votes
      Margin
      D+85.8
      96,526 total votes
      3 candidates96,526 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      John ConyersDEM✓
      		DEM89,64692.9%
      Robert S ArnoldREP
      		REP6,8787.1%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH2---

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+21.0
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+1.3
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202438.7%59.7%R+21.0483,631
      202039.3%59.1%R+19.8465,104
      201635.6%58.9%R+23.3401,079
      201245.5%54.5%R+9.0385,934
      200849.1%48.4%D+0.7410,524

      Seat History

      US House in Michigan

      2024
      Jack BergmanREP
      R+21.2
      2022
      Jack BergmanREP
      R+22.6
      Redistricted
      2020
      Jack BergmanREP
      R+24.8
      2018
      Jack BergmanREP
      R+12.6
      2016
      Jack BergmanREP
      R+14.8
      2014
      Dan BenishekREP
      R+6.9
      2012
      Dan BenishekREP
      R+0.5
      Redistricted
      2010
      Dan BenishekREP
      R+11.1
      2008
      Bart StupakDEM
      D+32.3
      2006
      Bart StupakDEM
      D+41.4
      2004
      Bart StupakDEM
      D+32.8
      2002
      Bart StupakDEM
      D+36.6
      Redistricted
      2000
      Bart StupakDEM
      D+18.0
      1998
      Bart StupakDEM
      D+19.2
      1996
      Bart StupakDEM
      D+43.4
      View all US House history for Michigan →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      John ConyersDEM
      Record21W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2016
      US House
      Full profile →
      Robert S ArnoldREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Michigan, 1978

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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