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1980 Michigan U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1980 Michigan U.S. House District 8 Election?

Bob Traxler won the 1980 Michigan U.S. House District 8 Election. Bob Traxler received 124,155 popular votes (60.74%). The main challenger was Norman R. Hughes (37.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Traxler and Hughes

Traxler +23.1 pts · won by 47,146 votes
Bob TraxlerDemocraticWINNER60.74%
124,155 votes
Norman R. HughesRepublican37.68%
77,009 votes
Sheila M. HartLibertarian1.58%
3,230 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.