1982 Michigan gubernatorial election

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

1982 Michigan gubernatorial election
November 2, 1982
 
Nominee James Blanchard Richard Headlee
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,561,291 1,369,582
Percentage 51.4% 45.1%
County results
Blanchard:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Headlee:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%
Governor before election

William Milliken
Republican

 Elected Governor

James Blanchard
Democratic

Elections in Michigan

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

Results
Michigan gubernatorial election, 1982[1][2]
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 James Phillips 7,356 0.24
Socialist Workers Tim Craine 3,682 0.12
Workers League Martin P. McLaughlin 1,980 0.07
Write-ins 226 0.01
Majority 191,709
Democratic gain from Republican

Primary elections

The primary elections occurred on August 10, 1982.[3]

Democratic primary
Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1982[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Blanchard 406,941 50.23
Democratic William B. Fitzgerald Jr. 138,453 17.09
Democratic David A. Plaweki 95,805 11.82
Democratic Zolton Ferency 85,088 10.50
Democratic Edward H. Pierce 44,894 5.54
Democratic Kerry Kammer 32,221 3.98
Democratic John Safran 6,782 0.84
Democratic Write-ins 60 0.01
Total votes 810,244 100.00

Republican primary
Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1982[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Headlee 220,378 34.36
Republican James H. Brickley 194,429 30.31
Republican L. Brooks Patterson 180,065 28.07
Republican Jack Welborn 46,505 7.25
Republican Write-ins 42 0.01
Total votes 641,419 100.00

References
  1. Parker, Randy (June 6, 2010). "Our Campaigns: MI Governor". Our Campaigns.
  2. Dave Leip. "1982 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Michigan". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
  3. Michigan (1985). Michigan manual. 1983/1984 – via HathiTrust.


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