Michigan — 1982 governor election
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Akashic1982 · GovernorMichigan · GovernorJames BlanchardD+6.3
Candidates
Michigan 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
- James Blanchard✓Democratic1,561,29151.4%
- Richard HeadleeRepublican1,369,58245.1%
- Other candidatesOther109,1353.6%
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. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+6.5Governor 1982D+6.3vs. baselineD+12.8
Michigan's 1982 governor race ran 12.8 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.