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1978 Michigan U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1978 Michigan U.S. House District 6 Election?

Robert William Carr won the 1978 Michigan U.S. House District 6 Election. Robert William Carr received 97,971 popular votes (56.73%). The main challenger was Michael H. Conlin (43.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Carr and Conlin

Carr +13.5 pts · won by 23,253 votes
Robert William CarrDemocraticWINNER56.73%
97,971 votes
Michael H. ConlinRepublican43.26%
74,718 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.