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      Home/Elections/1988/US House/Michigan/MI-18
      1988·US House·Michigan·District profile →

      Michigan District 18 US House

      Winner
      REP
      William S Broomfield
      76.0%195,579 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Gary L Kohut
      22.4%57,643 votes
      Margin
      R+53.6
      257,228 total votes
      4 candidates257,228 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      William S BroomfieldREP✓
      		REP195,57976.0%
      Gary L KohutDEM
      		DEM57,64322.4%
      Timothy J O'BrienLIB
      		LIB4,0031.6%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH3---

      Seat History

      US House in Michigan

      1990
      Wm S BroomfieldREP
      R+32.7
      1986
      William S BroomfieldREP
      R+47.5
      1984
      William S BroomfieldREP
      R+59.7
      1982
      William S BroomfieldREP
      R+47.6
      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

      William S BroomfieldREP
      Record7W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1988
      US House
      Full profile →
      Gary L KohutDEM
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1986-1988
      US House
      Full profile →
      Timothy J O'BrienLIB
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1984-1988
      US House
      Full profile →

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