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1984Final results

1984 election for Michigan's 13th District

U.S. House · Michigan

George Crockett (D) won with 86.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Murphy (R) by 73.2 points.

George CrockettDemocrat · winner
86.6%132,222
Robert MurphyRepublican
13.4%20,416
152,638 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+84.11980D+76.81982D+73.21984D+71.41986D+75.51988D+63.61990

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

George CrockettRobert Murphy
$66.9K
Raised by the campaign
$500
$54.4K
Spent by the campaign
$0
$34.8K
Cash on hand
$500

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1984; FEC, through Dec 31, 1983.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1984