Elections / 1978 · House · MI-08
MI-08 — 1978 U.S. House election
Akashiccongressional district1978 US House electionMI-08 · U.S. HouseTraxlerD+33.1
How it voted
Share of the 1978 vote
| Bob Traxler (i) ✓Democrat | 66.6% | 103,346 |
|---|---|---|
| Norman R HughesRepublican | 33.4% | 51,900 |
| WriteinIndependent | 0.0% | 2 |
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District boundary, filled by its own 1978 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
Margin history
MI-08 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 424,350 | |
| 2022 | D | 335,829 | |
| 2020 | D | 428,344 | |
| 2018 | D | 341,593 | |
| 2016 | R | 366,968 | |
| 2014 | R | 243,125 | |
| 2012 | R | 345,054 | |
| 2010 | R | 244,894 | |
| 2008 | R | 361,607 | |
| 2006 | R | 284,471 | |
| 2004 | R | 340,694 | |
| 2002 | R | 230,597 | |
| 2000 | R | 297,533 | |
| 1998 | D | 218,040 | |
| 1996 | D | 262,421 | |
| 1994 | R | 212,481 | |
| 1992 | D | 284,707 | |
| 1990 | D | 144,165 | |
| 1988 | D | 194,104 | |
| 1986 | D | 134,101 | |
| 1984 | D | 195,845 | |
| 1982 | D | 124,737 | |
| 1980 | D | 204,401 | |
| 1978 | D | 155,248 | |
| 1976 | D | 186,632 |
Same ballot, 1978MI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · district lines from the 2010-census apportionment. Real returns — nothing estimated.