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1980 Michigan U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1980 Michigan U.S. House District 11 Election?

Robert W. Davis won the 1980 Michigan U.S. House District 11 Election. Robert W. Davis received 146,205 popular votes (65.52%). The main challenger was Dan Dorrity (33.84%).

See the full head-to-head between Davis and Dorrity

Davis +31.7 pts · won by 70,690 votes
Robert W. DavisRepublicanWINNER65.52%
146,205 votes
Dan DorrityDemocratic33.84%
75,515 votes
John C. StarihaIndependent0.61%
1,363 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.