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1978 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1978 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election?

Harold S. Sawyer won the 1978 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election. Harold S. Sawyer received 81,794 popular votes (49.44%). The main challenger was Dale Robert Sprik (48.73%).

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

Sawyer +0.7 pts · won by 1,172 votes
Harold S. SawyerRepublicanWINNER49.44%
81,794 votes
Dale Robert SprikDemocratic48.73%
80,622 votes
Dwight W. JohnsonIndependent1.83%
3,028 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.