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1980 Michigan U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1980 Michigan U.S. House District 2 Election?

Carl D. Pursell won the 1980 Michigan U.S. House District 2 Election. Carl D. Pursell received 115,562 popular votes (57.27%). The main challenger was Kathleen F. O'Reilly (41.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Pursell and O'Reilly

Pursell +15.9 pts · won by 32,012 votes
Carl D. PursellRepublicanWINNER57.27%
115,562 votes
Kathleen F. O'ReillyDemocratic41.4%
83,550 votes
James Lewis HudlerLibertarian0.73%
1,464 votes
John L. WagnerIndependent0.6%
1,214 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.