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1982 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1982 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election?

Harold S. Sawyer won the 1982 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election. Harold S. Sawyer received 98,650 popular votes (53.07%). The main challenger was Stephen V. Monsma (46.93%).

See the full head-to-head between Sawyer and Monsma

Sawyer +6.1 pts · won by 11,421 votes
Harold S. SawyerRepublicanWINNER53.07%
98,650 votes
Stephen V. MonsmaDemocratic46.93%
87,229 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.