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1980 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1980 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election?

Harold S. Sawyer won the 1980 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election. Harold S. Sawyer received 118,061 popular votes (53.14%). The main challenger was Dale Robert Sprik (45.79%).

See the full head-to-head between Sawyer and Sprik

Sawyer +7.4 pts · won by 16,324 votes
Harold S. SawyerRepublicanWINNER53.14%
118,061 votes
Dale Robert SprikDemocratic45.79%
101,737 votes
Tom H. SmithLibertarian1.04%
2,321 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.