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1984 Michigan U.S. House District 6 Election

Michigan · 4 candidates · See every 1984 U.S. House race

Who won the 1984 Michigan U.S. House District 6 Election?

Robert William Carr won the 1984 Michigan U.S. House District 6 Election. Robert William Carr received 106,705 popular votes (52.43%). The main challenger was Tom Ritter (46.73%).

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

Carr +5.7 pts · won by 11,592 votes
Robert William CarrDemocraticWINNER52.43%
106,705 votes
Tom RitterRepublican46.73%
95,113 votes
Russell SeveranceIndependent0.46%
936 votes
James E. HurrellLibertarian0.38%
773 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.