Elections / 1982 · Governor · MI
Michigan — 1982 governor election
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Akashic1982 · GovernorMichigan · GovernorJames BlanchardD+6.5
Candidates
Michigan 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
- James Blanchard✓Democratic1,561,29153.3%
- Richard HeadleeRepublican1,369,58246.7%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+6.5Governor 1982D+6.5vs. baselineD+13.0
Michigan's 1982 governor race ran 13.0 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1982MI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1982 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.