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1982 Michigan U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1982 Michigan U.S. House District 7 Election?

Dale E. Kildee won the 1982 Michigan U.S. House District 7 Election. Dale E. Kildee received 118,538 popular votes (75.38%). The main challenger was George R. Darrah (23.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Kildee and Darrah

Kildee +52.3 pts · won by 82,235 votes
Dale E. KildeeDemocraticWINNER75.38%
118,538 votes
George R. DarrahRepublican23.09%
36,303 votes
Dennis L. BerryLibertarian1.17%
1,842 votes
David Freundworkers league0.36%
568 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.