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      Home/Elections/1982/US House/Michigan/MI-18
      1982·US House·Michigan·District profile →

      Michigan District 18 US House

      Winner
      REP
      William S Broomfield
      73.3%132,902 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Allen J Sipher
      25.7%46,545 votes
      Margin
      R+47.6
      181,262 total votes
      4 candidates181,262 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      William S BroomfieldREP✓
      		REP132,90273.3%
      Allen J SipherDEM
      		DEM46,54525.7%
      Joseph CoteLIB
      		LIB1,8131.0%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH2---

      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
      Redistricted
      1980
      James J BlanchardDEM
      D+32.3
      1978
      James J BlanchardDEM
      D+50.1
      1976
      James J BlanchardDEM
      D+33.4
      View all US House history for Michigan →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      William S BroomfieldREP
      Record7W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1988
      US House
      Full profile →
      Allen J SipherDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1982-1982
      US House
      Full profile →
      Joseph CoteDEM
      Record7W-1L
      Avg MarginD+46.6
      Career1968-1982
      US House / State House
      Full profile →

      Also in Michigan, 1982

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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