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1980 Michigan U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1980 Michigan U.S. House District 17 Election?

William M. Brodhead won the 1980 Michigan U.S. House District 17 Election. William M. Brodhead received 127,525 popular votes (73.07%). The main challenger was L. Patterson (25.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Brodhead and Patterson

Brodhead +47.7 pts · won by 83,212 votes
William M. BrodheadDemocraticWINNER73.07%
127,525 votes
L. PattersonRepublican25.39%
44,313 votes
William B. KrebaumLibertarian1.53%
2,667 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.