1982 United States Senate election in Michigan

1982 United States Senate election in Michigan

November 2, 1982

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

The 1982 United States Senate election in Michigan took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Don Riegle was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Republican U.S. Representative Philip Ruppe.

Republican primary

Candidates

• 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 from Troy and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1970 and 1976
• Philip Ruppe, former U.S. Representative from Houghton

Results

Republican primary results

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Philip Ruppe	253,082	45.99%
	Republican	William S. Ballenger Jr.	122,523	22.27%
	Republican	Robert J. Huber	102,693	18.67%
	Republican	Deane Baker	71,902	13.07%
Total votes	550,200	100.00%

General election

Results

1982 United States Senate election in Michigan

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%
	Democratic hold	Swing

See also

• 1982 United States Senate elections