1982 United States Senate election in Michigan

none March 2026 September 2023 1982 United States Senate election in Michigan Michigan 1956 Presidential no 1976 United States Senate election in Michigan 1976 1988 United States Senate election in Michigan 1988 November 2, 1982 150x150px File:Riegle2.jpg Don Riegle Democratic Party (United States) 1,728,793 57.74% File:Philip Ruppe (cropped).jpg Philip Ruppe Republican Party (United States) 1,223,288 40.85% 1982 United States Senate election in Michigan results map by county.svg 300px County resultsRiegle: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Ruppe: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Don Riegle Democratic Party (United States) Don Riegle Democratic Party (United States) 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 resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=258604 Our Campaigns - MI US Senate - R Primary Race - Aug 10, 1982 Republican Party (United States) Philip Ruppe 253,082 45.99% Republican Party (United States) William S. Ballenger Jr. 122,523 22.27% Republican Party (United States) Robert J. Huber 102,693 18.67% Republican Party (United States) Deane Baker 71,902 13.07% 550,200 100.00% General election Results 1982 United States Senate election in Michiganhttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3771 Our Campaigns - MI US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1982 Democratic Party (United States) Don Riegle (incumbent) 1,728,793 57.74% 5.28 Republican Party (United States) Philip Ruppe 1,223,288 40.85% 6.00 Libertarian Party (United States) Bette Erwin 19,131 0.64% 0.39 American Independent Party Daniel Eller 12,660 0.42% N/A Socialist Equality Party (United States) Helen Halyard 6,085 0.20% N/A Socialist Workers Party (US) Steve Beumer 4,335 0.15% 0.05 2,994,292 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1982 United States Senate elections References 1 1982 Michigan United States Senate