Michigan gubernatorial election, 1982

November 2, 1982



Nominee	James Blanchard	Richard Headlee
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	1,561,291	1,369,582
Percentage	51.36%	45.05%

Governor before election

William Milliken
Republican

Elected Governor

James Blanchard
Democratic

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The 1982 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982.

The Democratic candidate was Congressman James Blanchard and the Republican candidate was insurance executive Richard Headlee.

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1982^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Blanchard	1,561,291	51.36
	Republican	Richard Headlee	1,369,582	45.05
	Tisch Independent Citizens	Robert Tisch	80,288	2.64
	Libertarian	Dick Jacobs	15,603	0.51
	American Independent (U.S.)	James Phillips	7,356	0.24
	Socialist Workers	Tim Craine	3,682	0.12
	Workers League	Martin P. McLaughlin	1,980	0.07
Majority			191,709

References

↑ Parker, Randy (June 6, 2010). "Our Campaigns: MI Governor". Our Campaigns.

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