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1980 Michigan U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1980 Michigan U.S. House District 16 Election?

John D. Dingell won the 1980 Michigan U.S. House District 16 Election. John D. Dingell received 105,844 popular votes (69.88%). The main challenger was Pamella A. Seay (28.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Dingell and Seay

Dingell +41.7 pts · won by 63,109 votes
John D. DingellDemocraticWINNER69.88%
105,844 votes
Pamella A. SeayRepublican28.21%
42,735 votes
R. Scott DavidsonLibertarian1.19%
1,810 votes
Ronald Lee SloteIndependent0.71%
1,069 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.