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1976 Michigan U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1976 Michigan U.S. House District 8 Election?

Bob Traxler won the 1976 Michigan U.S. House District 8 Election. Bob Traxler received 110,127 popular votes (59.01%). The main challenger was E. Brady Denton (40.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Traxler and Denton

Traxler +18.6 pts · won by 34,804 votes
Bob TraxlerDemocraticWINNER59.01%
110,127 votes
E. Brady DentonRepublican40.36%
75,323 votes
Charles G. JohnsIndependent0.52%
973 votes
David W. Thillu.s. labor0.11%
209 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.