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1916 Michigan U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1916 Michigan U.S. House District 8 Election?

Joseph Fordney won the 1916 Michigan U.S. House District 8 Election. Joseph Fordney received 28,288 popular votes (53.62%). The main challenger was William A Seegmiller (44.91%).

See the full head-to-head between Fordney and Seegmiller

Fordney +8.7 pts · won by 4,596 votes
Joseph FordneyRepublicanWINNER53.62%
28,288 votes
William A SeegmillerDemocratic44.91%
23,692 votes
A Parsonssocialist1.46%
770 votes
Albert L Chandlerunknown0%
1 votes
Henry W Powellunknown0%
1 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.