William S. Broomfield

★ U.S. Representative

Born: April 28, 1922
Died: February 20, 2019
Age at death: 96
Home state: Michigan
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1956–1988

Career timeline

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1968Rep 1970Rep 1972Rep 1974Rep 1976Rep 1978Rep

1980Rep 1982Rep 1984Rep 1986Rep 1988Rep

17-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Broomfield2.3M

Opponents1.2M

Elections run

Between 1956 and 1988, William S. Broomfield ran in 17 U.S. House elections, winning all 17. Broomfield's biggest single-election total was 195,579 votes, in the 1988 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 18. Broomfield's closest win came in the 1958 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 18, decided by 10,574 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 18, every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 19, or all 1988 U.S. House races.

How many votes has William S. Broomfield received?

William S. Broomfield has received 2,257,945 popular votes across 17 U.S. elections, with a career record of 17–0.

Election history

William S. Broomfield’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1988	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	195,57976.03%	Gary L. Kohut (head-to-head) Timothy J. O'Brien (head-to-head)
1986	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	110,09973.77%	Gary L. Kohut (head-to-head)
1984	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	186,50579.4%	Vivian H. Smargon Timothy J. O'Brien (head-to-head)
1982	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	132,90273.32%	Allen J. Sipher Joseph Cote
1980	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	168,53072.68%	Wayne E. Daniels Brian Richard Wright
1978	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	117,12271.29%	Betty F. Collier
1976	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	131,79966.68%	Dorthea Becker John Omar Muotka Therese S. Barbone Thomas Simpson
1974	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	86,84662.91%	Mildred Montgomery (head-to-head) Richard Zeller James Jaber
1972	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	123,69770.36%	Mildred Montgomery (head-to-head) Henry Lloyd George
1970	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	113,30964.59%	August Scholle
1968	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	124,02559.86%	Allen Zemmol Frank Lovell Raymond Bentley (head-to-head)
1966	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	102,50167.82%	Thomas Merrill
1964	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	109,77759.5%	Frank J Sierawski Robert J Kelly
1962	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	149,86359.63%	George J Fulkerson
1960	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	163,23355.85%	James Kellis Fred Mayers Edgar Thomas Phillip Kile (head-to-head)
1958	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	101,10052.62%	Hiram B Hudson Raymond Bentley (head-to-head) Phillip Kile (head-to-head)
1956	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	141,05856.73%	Paul Sutton

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q2578128). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William S. Broomfield: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-s-broomfield. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.