1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Michigan election results
Every race on Michigan's ballot in the 1978 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races169
Changed party12
Unopposed14%23 races
Incumbents defeated1
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | Carl Levin (D) | 4.3 |
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | William G. Milliken (R) | 13.7 |
U.S. House
D 13 · R 6 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI-1 | John Conyers, Jr. (D) | 85.7 | |
| MI-2 | Carl Pursell (R) | 35.9 | |
| MI-3 | Howard Wolpe (D) | 2.7 | Flipped |
| MI-4 | Dave Stockman (R) | 42.4 | |
| MI-5 | Harold S. Sawyer (R) | 0.7 | |
| MI-6 | Bob Carr (D) | 13.5 | |
| MI-7 | Dale E. Kildee (D) | 54.9 | |
| MI-8 | Bob Traxler (D) | 33.1 | |
| MI-9 | Guy Vander Jagt (R) | 39.2 | |
| MI-10 | Don Albosta (D) | 3.0 | Flipped |
| MI-11 | Robert Davis (R) | 9.8 | |
| MI-12 | David Bonior (D) | 9.8 | |
| MI-13 | Charles C. Diggs (D) | 58.4 | |
| MI-14 | Lucien N. Nedzi (D) | 34.7 | |
| MI-15 | William Ford (D) | 60.2 | |
| MI-16 | John D. Dingell (D) | 54.5 | |
| MI-17 | William M. Brodhead (D) | 90.4 | |
| MI-18 | James J. Blanchard (D) | 50.1 | |
| MI-19 | William Broomfield (R) | 42.6 |
Michigan State Senate
D 24 · R 14 · 4 changed party
Michigan House of Representatives
D 70 · R 40 · 6 changed party
Michigan
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab