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1988 Michigan U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1988 Michigan U.S. House District 12 Election?

David E. Bonior won the 1988 Michigan U.S. House District 12 Election. David E. Bonior received 108,158 popular votes (53.6%). The main challenger was Douglas Carl (45.48%).

See the full head-to-head between Bonior and Carl

Bonior +8.1 pts · won by 16,378 votes
David E. BoniorDemocraticWINNER53.6%
108,158 votes
Douglas CarlRepublican45.48%
91,780 votes
Keith P. EdwardsLibertarian0.65%
1,311 votes
Vincent Mario Contreraworkers against concessions0.27%
548 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.