1982 Senate elections · Michigan history
Michigan U.S. Senate election 1982
Donald Wayne Riegle DEM +16.9 · Class I seat · held 11/2/82
- Votes counted
- 2,994,334
- Margin
- 16.9 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/2/82
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Wayne Riegle Won | DEM | 1,728,793 | 57.74% | |
| Philip E. Ruppe | REP | 1,223,288 | 40.85% | |
| Bette Erwin | LIB | 19,131 | 0.64% | |
| Daniel Eller | AIP | 12,660 | 0.42% | |
| Helen Halyard | OTH | 6,085 | 0.20% | |
| Steve Beumer | SWP | 4,335 | 0.15% | |
| Write-in | — | 42 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 2,994,334 | |||
Official source: data
Other Michigan Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Elissa Slotkin | 0.3 |
| 2020 | Class II | Gary C. Peters | 1.7 |
| 2018 | Class I | Debbie Stabenow | 6.5 |
| 2014 | Class II | Gary C. Peters | 13.3 |
| 2012 | Class I | Debbie Stabenow | 20.8 |
| 2008 | Class II | Carl Levin | 28.8 |
| 2006 | Class I | Debbie Stabenow | 15.7 |
| 2002 | Class II | Carl Levin | 22.7 |
| 2000 | Class I | Debbie Stabenow | 1.6 |
| 1996 | Class II | Carl Levin | 18.5 |
| 1994 | Class I | Spencer Abraham | 9.1 |
| 1990 | Class II | Carl Levin | 16.3 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1982 Michigan Senate race?
Donald Wayne Riegle (DEM) won with 57.7% of the vote, ahead of Philip E. Ruppe (40.9%), a margin of 16.9 points.
Did the Michigan Senate seat change party in 1982?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1982 Michigan Senate race?
2,994,334 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.