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      Home/Elections/1982/US House/Michigan/MI-17
      1982·US House·Michigan·District profile →

      Michigan District 17 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Sander M Levin
      66.6%116,901 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Gerald E Rosen
      31.7%55,620 votes
      Margin
      D+34.9
      175,480 total votes
      4 candidates175,480 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Sander M LevinDEM✓
      		DEM116,90166.6%
      Gerald E RosenREP
      		REP55,62031.7%
      Virginia L CropseyLIB
      		LIB2,9551.7%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH4---

      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
      Redistricted
      1980
      William M BrodheadDEM
      D+47.7
      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 →
      Gerald E RosenREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1982-1982
      US House
      Full profile →
      Virginia L CropseyLIB
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1982-1984
      US House
      Full profile →
      Sander M LevinDEM
      Record18W-2L
      Avg MarginR+3.0
      Career1970-2016
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →

      Also in Michigan, 1982

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