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      Home/Elections/1982/US Senate/Michigan
      1982·US Senate·Michigan

      Michigan US Senate

      Winner
      DEM
      Donald Riegle Jr.
      57.7%1,728,793 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Philip E Ruppe
      40.9%1,223,288 votes
      Margin
      D+16.9
      2,994,334 total votes
      3 candidates2,994,334 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Donald Riegle Jr.DEM✓
      		DEM1,728,79357.7%
      Philip E RuppeREP
      		REP1,223,28840.9%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH42,2531.4%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Michigan(Class II)

      2024
      Elissa SlotkinDEM
      D+0.3
      2020
      Gary C PetersDEM
      D+1.7
      2018
      Debbie StabenowDEM
      D+6.5
      2014
      Gary C PetersDEM
      D+13.3
      2012
      Debbie StabenowDEM
      D+20.8
      2008
      Carl LevinDEM
      D+28.8
      2006
      Debbie StabenowDEM
      D+15.7
      2002
      Carl LevinDEM
      D+22.7
      2000
      Debbie StabenowDEM
      D+1.6
      1996
      Carl LevinDEM
      D+18.5
      1994
      Spencer AbrahamREP
      R+9.1
      1990
      Carl LevinDEM
      D+16.3
      1988
      Donald Riegle Jr.DEM
      D+21.9
      1984
      Carl LevinDEM
      D+4.6
      View all US Senate history for Michigan →

      Candidates

      Donald Riegle Jr.DEM
      Record3W-0L
      Avg MarginD+14.8
      Career1976-1988
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      Philip E RuppeREP
      Record1W-2L
      Avg MarginD+16.9
      Career1976-1992
      US House / US Senate
      Full profile →

      Also in Michigan, 1982

      US House18 contests →Governor1 contest →
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