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1982 Michigan U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1982 Michigan U.S. House District 6 Election?

Robert William Carr won the 1982 Michigan U.S. House District 6 Election. Robert William Carr received 84,778 popular votes (51.38%). The main challenger was Jim Dunn (47.51%).

See the full head-to-head between Carr and Dunn

Carr +3.9 pts · won by 6,390 votes
Robert William CarrDemocraticWINNER51.38%
84,778 votes
Jim DunnRepublican47.51%
78,388 votes
James E. HurrellLibertarian1.1%
1,818 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.