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1988 Michigan U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1988 Michigan U.S. House District 7 Election?

Dale E. Kildee won the 1988 Michigan U.S. House District 7 Election. Dale E. Kildee received 150,832 popular votes (75.76%). The main challenger was Jeff Coad (23.64%).

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

Kildee +52.1 pts · won by 103,761 votes
Dale E. KildeeDemocraticWINNER75.76%
150,832 votes
Jeff CoadRepublican23.64%
47,071 votes
Gary Walkowiczworkers against concessions0.59%
1,174 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.