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1976 Michigan U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1976 Michigan U.S. House District 2 Election?

Carl D. Pursell won the 1976 Michigan U.S. House District 2 Election. Carl D. Pursell received 95,397 popular votes (49.75%). The main challenger was Edward C. Pierce (49.57%).

See the full head-to-head between Pursell and Pierce

Pursell +0.2 pts · won by 344 votes
Carl D. PursellRepublicanWINNER49.75%
95,397 votes
Edward C. PierceDemocratic49.57%
95,053 votes
Philip S. Carrollhuman rights0.31%
598 votes
Lawrence McKennaLibertarian0.21%
403 votes
Ronald G. Ziegleru.s. labor0.15%
287 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.