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      Home/Elections/1988/US House/Michigan/MI-15
      1988·US House·Michigan·District profile →

      Michigan District 15 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      William D Ford
      63.8%104,596 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Burl C Adkins
      34.8%56,963 votes
      Margin
      D+29.1
      163,842 total votes
      4 candidates163,842 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      William D FordDEM✓
      		DEM104,59663.8%
      Burl C AdkinsREP
      		REP56,96334.8%
      Eric BlankenburgLIB
      		LIB1,6131.0%
      Ronda M Reed BellOTH
      		OTH6700.4%

      Seat History

      US House in Michigan

      2010
      John D DingellDEM
      D+16.7
      2008
      John D DingellDEM
      D+45.8
      2006
      John D DingellDEM
      D+88.0
      2004
      John D DingellDEM
      D+44.4
      2002
      John D DingellDEM
      D+46.5
      Redistricted
      2000
      Carolyn C KilpatrickDEM
      D+79.5
      1998
      Carolyn C KilpatrickDEM
      D+76.6
      1996
      Carolyn C KilpatrickDEM
      D+78.5
      1994
      Barbara-Rose CollinsDEM
      D+70.0
      1992
      Barbara-Rose CollinsDEM
      D+63.3
      Redistricted
      1990
      William D FordDEM
      D+24.6
      1986
      William D FordDEM
      D+51.0
      1984
      William D FordDEM
      D+19.9
      1982
      William D FordDEM
      D+46.8
      View all US House history for Michigan →

      Candidates

      William D FordDEM
      Record9W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1992
      US House
      Full profile →
      Burl C AdkinsREP
      Record0W-3L
      Avg MarginD+5.3
      Career1988-2000
      State House / US House
      Full profile →
      Eric BlankenburgREP
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1988-2024
      US House
      Full profile →
      Ronda M Reed BellOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1988-1988
      US House
      Full profile →

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