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1980 Michigan U.S. House District 14 Election

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Who won the 1980 Michigan U.S. House District 14 Election?

Dennis M. Hertel won the 1980 Michigan U.S. House District 14 Election. Dennis M. Hertel received 90,362 popular votes (53.26%). The main challenger was Vic Caputo (46.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Hertel and Caputo

Hertel +7.0 pts · won by 11,967 votes
Dennis M. HertelDemocraticWINNER53.26%
90,362 votes
Vic CaputoRepublican46.21%
78,395 votes
John D. LitleLibertarian0.53%
904 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.