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      Home/Elections/1980/US House/Michigan/MI-17
      1980·US House·Michigan·District profile →

      Michigan District 17 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      William M Brodhead
      73.1%127,525 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      L Patterson
      25.4%44,313 votes
      Margin
      D+47.7
      174,528 total votes
      4 candidates174,528 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      William M BrodheadDEM✓
      		DEM127,52573.1%
      L PattersonREP
      		REP44,31325.4%
      William B KrebaumLIB
      		LIB2,6671.5%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH230.0%

      Seat History

      US House in Michigan

      1990
      Sander M LevinDEM
      D+39.4
      1988
      Sander M LevinDEM
      D+41.6
      1986
      Sander M LevinDEM
      D+54.0
      1984
      Sander M LevinDEM
      D+100.0
      1982
      Sander M LevinDEM
      D+34.9
      Redistricted
      1978
      William M BrodheadDEM
      D+95.2
      1976
      William M BrodheadDEM
      D+29.8
      View all US House history for Michigan →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      William M BrodheadDEM
      Record5W-0L
      Avg MarginD+21.4
      Career1970-1980
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      L PattersonREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1980-1980
      US House
      Full profile →
      William B KrebaumLIB
      Record0W-5L
      Avg MarginD+74.3
      Career1974-2024
      US House / State House
      Full profile →

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