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1978 Michigan U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1978 Michigan U.S. House District 8 Election?

Bob Traxler won the 1978 Michigan U.S. House District 8 Election. Bob Traxler received 103,346 popular votes (66.57%). The main challenger was Norman R. Hughes (33.43%).

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

Traxler +33.1 pts · won by 51,446 votes
Bob TraxlerDemocraticWINNER66.57%
103,346 votes
Norman R. HughesRepublican33.43%
51,900 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.