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1976 Michigan U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1976 Michigan U.S. House District 7 Election?

Dale E. Kildee won the 1976 Michigan U.S. House District 7 Election. Dale E. Kildee received 124,260 popular votes (69.97%). The main challenger was Robin Widgery (28.33%).

See the full head-to-head between Kildee and Widgery

Kildee +41.6 pts · won by 73,959 votes
Dale E. KildeeDemocraticWINNER69.97%
124,260 votes
Robin WidgeryRepublican28.33%
50,301 votes
Jimmy L. SabinIndependent0.82%
1,451 votes
Max Deanu.s. labor0.47%
835 votes
Benjamin G. HoffmanLibertarian0.41%
735 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.