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1976 Michigan U.S. House District 15 Election

Michigan · 6 candidates · See every 1976 U.S. House race

Who won the 1976 Michigan U.S. House District 15 Election?

William D. Ford won the 1976 Michigan U.S. House District 15 Election. William D. Ford received 117,313 popular votes (73.99%). The main challenger was James D. Walaskay (24.71%).

See the full head-to-head between Ford and Walaskay

Ford +49.3 pts · won by 78,136 votes
William D. FordDemocraticWINNER73.99%
117,313 votes
James D. WalaskayRepublican24.71%
39,177 votes
Aldi C. FuhrmannIndependent0.49%
776 votes
Kathryn M. AugustinLibertarian0.47%
746 votes
John Sarkisiansocialist labor0.19%
306 votes
Allen Douglasu.s. labor0.15%
232 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.