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1980 Michigan U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1980 Michigan U.S. House District 6 Election?

Jim Dunn won the 1980 Michigan U.S. House District 6 Election. Jim Dunn received 111,272 popular votes (50.62%). The main challenger was Robert William Carr (49.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Dunn and Carr

Dunn +1.2 pts · won by 2,724 votes
Jim DunnRepublicanWINNER50.62%
111,272 votes
Robert William CarrDemocratic49.38%
108,548 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.