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1980 Michigan U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1980 Michigan U.S. House District 10 Election?

Don Albosta won the 1980 Michigan U.S. House District 10 Election. Don Albosta received 126,962 popular votes (52.41%). The main challenger was Richard J. Allen (46.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Albosta and Allen

Albosta +6.4 pts · won by 15,466 votes
Don AlbostaDemocraticWINNER52.41%
126,962 votes
Richard J. AllenRepublican46.02%
111,496 votes
Frederick J. DechowLibertarian1.04%
2,530 votes
David IsaacIndependent0.52%
1,254 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.