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1978 Michigan U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1978 Michigan U.S. House District 18 Election?

James J. Blanchard won the 1978 Michigan U.S. House District 18 Election. James J. Blanchard received 113,037 popular votes (74.47%). The main challenger was Robert J. Salloum (24.32%).

See the full head-to-head between Blanchard and Salloum

Blanchard +50.1 pts · won by 76,124 votes
James J. BlanchardDemocraticWINNER74.47%
113,037 votes
Robert J. SalloumRepublican24.32%
36,913 votes
David Wengel DrexlerIndependent1.22%
1,848 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.