1982 United States Senate election in Michigan

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Nominee Don Riegle Philip Ruppe Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,728,793 1,223,288 Percentage 57.74% 40.85%

County results Riegle:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Ruppe:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election Don Riegle Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Don Riegle Democratic

The1982 United States Senate election in Michigan took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. SenatorDon Riegle was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Republican U.S. RepresentativePhilip Ruppe.

• Deane Baker, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1976
• William S. Ballenger Jr., son of Buick Motors founder William Ballenger and candidate for U.S. Representative in 1974
• Robert J. Huber, former U.S. Representative fromTroy and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1970 and 1976
• Philip Ruppe, former U.S. Representative fromHoughton

1982 United States Senate election in Michigan^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Don Riegle (incumbent)	1,728,793	57.74%	5.28
	Republican	Philip Ruppe	1,223,288	40.85%	6.00
	Libertarian	Bette Erwin	19,131	0.64%	0.39
	American Independent	Daniel Eller	12,660	0.42%	N/A
	Socialist Equality	Helen Halyard	6,085	0.20%	N/A
	Socialist Workers	Steve Beumer	4,335	0.15%	0.05
Total votes			2,994,292	100.00%
	Democratichold		Swing

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