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1948 Michigan U.S. House District 8 Election

Michigan · 5 candidates · See every 1948 U.S. House race

Who won the 1948 Michigan U.S. House District 8 Election?

Fred Crawford won the 1948 Michigan U.S. House District 8 Election. Fred Crawford received 61,394 popular votes (61.32%). The main challenger was Louis C Schwinger (37.08%).

See the full head-to-head between Crawford and Schwinger

Crawford +24.2 pts · won by 24,269 votes
Fred CrawfordRepublicanWINNER61.32%
61,394 votes
Louis C SchwingerDemocratic37.08%
37,125 votes
Rolland M Severanceprohibition1.35%
1,347 votes
Arthur J Parentprogressive0.19%
194 votes
Roy K Nutsonsocialist0.07%
68 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.