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1976 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1976 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election?

Harold S. Sawyer won the 1976 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election. Harold S. Sawyer received 109,589 popular votes (53.34%). The main challenger was Richard F. Vander Veen (46.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Sawyer and Veen

Sawyer +7.1 pts · won by 14,616 votes
Harold S. SawyerRepublicanWINNER53.34%
109,589 votes
Richard F. Vander VeenDemocratic46.23%
94,973 votes
Joe BermanLibertarian0.23%
477 votes
Gary D. Powellu.s. labor0.19%
399 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.