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1988 Michigan U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1988 Michigan U.S. House District 15 Election?

William D. Ford won the 1988 Michigan U.S. House District 15 Election. William D. Ford received 104,596 popular votes (63.84%). The main challenger was Burl C. Adkins (34.77%).

See the full head-to-head between Ford and Adkins

Ford +29.1 pts · won by 47,633 votes
William D. FordDemocraticWINNER63.84%
104,596 votes
Burl C. AdkinsRepublican34.77%
56,963 votes
Eric BlankenburgLibertarian0.98%
1,613 votes
Ronda M. Reed Bellworkers against concessions0.41%
670 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.