Michigan Election Returns, 1978: Precinct-Level Data from the August Primary Election (ICPSR 7771)

Version Date: Feb 16, 1992

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Principal Investigator(s):
Michigan Department of State

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07771.v1

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Summary

Included in this study are the aggregate election returns for each of Michigan's more than 6,700 precincts and Absentee Voter Counting Boards for the 1978 general election. These data are essentially similar to precinct-level data obtained for previous elections and were also supplied by the Elections Division of the Michigan Department of State. For 1978, however, two separate data files have been created, one for the August 8 primary election (contained in this dataset) and one for the November 6 general election (see MICHIGAN ELECTION RETURNS, 1978: PRECINCT-LEVEL DATA FROM THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION [ICPSR 7785]). Offices voted upon in the primary election include governor, secretary of state, attorney general, United States representative, United States senator, and state senator and representative. Along with vote counts for each office, the dataset contains information on voting method (e.g., paper ballot, automatic, shoup, or data card), as well as on the county, city or township, ward, and precinct in which votes were cast. Designations for appellate court, senatorial, congressional, and state legislative districts are also included.

Citation

Michigan Department of State. Michigan Election Returns, 1978:  Precinct-Level Data from the August Primary Election. [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07771.v1

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Time Period(s)

1978-08

Date of Collection

1978-08

Data Collection Notes

  1. Included are one card each for office codes 00, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 13, and 18, and two cards per precinct for office codes 09, 10, 11, 12, and 14.

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Votes cast in the primaries of the Michigan general election in 1978.

Data Source

election returns

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Original Release Date

1985-09-30

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Michigan Department of State. MICHIGAN ELECTION RETURNS, 1978: PRECINCT-LEVEL DATA FROM THE AUGUST GENERAL ELECTION. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1980. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07771.v1
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