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1980 Michigan U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1980 Michigan U.S. House District 3 Election?

Howard Wolpe won the 1980 Michigan U.S. House District 3 Election. Howard Wolpe received 113,080 popular votes (52.01%). The main challenger was James S. Gilmore (47.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Wolpe and Gilmore

Wolpe +4.8 pts · won by 10,489 votes
Howard WolpeDemocraticWINNER52.01%
113,080 votes
James S. GilmoreRepublican47.19%
102,591 votes
Charles H. ToddLibertarian0.41%
891 votes
Susan K. WellsIndependent0.39%
843 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.