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Election 1982 Results

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1982 Michigan governor election

James J. Blanchard (Democrat) beat Richard H. Headlee (Republican) in Michigan in 1982, 51.4% to 45.1%, a margin of 6.3 points and 191,709 votes.

Michigan changed party: in 1978 it went Republican, for William G. Milliken.

Republicans led in 47 of the 83 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 36. The largest, Wayne, cast 700,290 votes and went to the Democrat by 35.7 points. The closest was Presque Isle, where 14 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
James J. Blanchard won Democratic 1,561,291 51.4%
Richard H. Headlee Republican 1,369,582 45.1%
All other candidates 109,135 3.6%
Total3,040,008

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wayne 466,088 66.6% 215,986 30.8% 18,216 700,290 D+35.7
Oakland 167,687 45.8% 184,123 50.3% 14,495 366,305 R+4.5
Macomb 117,540 50.7% 105,341 45.4% 9,166 232,047 D+5.3
Kent 69,327 42.7% 88,760 54.6% 4,424 162,511 R+12.0
Genesee 81,331 57.7% 50,268 35.7% 9,323 140,922 D+22.0
Ingham 50,120 51.1% 44,205 45.1% 3,726 98,051 D+6.0
Washtenaw 46,319 55.8% 34,005 41.0% 2,613 82,937 D+14.8
Saginaw 41,003 54.0% 32,380 42.6% 2,578 75,961 D+11.4
Kalamazoo 33,566 47.0% 36,050 50.5% 1,766 71,382 R+3.5
Ottawa 16,441 28.2% 40,399 69.2% 1,521 58,361 R+41.1
Muskegon 25,851 49.1% 25,261 48.0% 1,494 52,606 D+1.1
Jackson 20,608 40.5% 28,507 56.0% 1,814 50,929 R+15.5
Calhoun 22,564 45.3% 25,646 51.5% 1,553 49,763 R+6.2
Berrien 18,753 41.1% 25,453 55.8% 1,368 45,574 R+14.7
St. Clair 20,724 46.2% 22,213 49.5% 1,906 44,843 R+3.3
Bay 23,028 54.5% 16,086 38.0% 3,173 42,287 D+16.4
Monroe 17,785 50.0% 16,011 45.0% 1,785 35,581 D+5.0
Livingston 11,888 35.2% 20,326 60.2% 1,536 33,750 R+25.0
Eaton 12,767 40.6% 17,330 55.2% 1,321 31,418 R+14.5
Midland 12,326 44.7% 14,297 51.8% 982 27,605 R+7.1
Lenawee 11,567 43.5% 13,641 51.3% 1,392 26,600 R+7.8
Allegan 8,849 34.5% 15,927 62.1% 851 25,627 R+27.6
Shiawassee 11,099 45.0% 10,857 44.0% 2,698 24,654 D+1.0
Lapeer 9,299 41.9% 11,359 51.1% 1,553 22,211 R+9.3
Marquette 12,682 59.3% 8,308 38.8% 402 21,392 D+20.4
Van Buren 8,847 44.2% 10,611 53.0% 560 20,018 R+8.8
Clinton 7,569 38.0% 11,267 56.5% 1,096 19,932 R+18.6
Grand Traverse 7,081 35.7% 12,188 61.4% 592 19,861 R+25.7
Tuscola 7,638 45.1% 8,539 50.4% 749 16,926 R+5.3
Barry 6,670 40.3% 9,313 56.2% 584 16,567 R+16.0
Ionia 6,789 41.6% 8,794 53.9% 734 16,317 R+12.3
St. Joseph 6,306 40.3% 8,983 57.4% 360 15,649 R+17.1
Montcalm 6,356 43.3% 7,739 52.7% 597 14,692 R+9.4
Isabella 6,318 44.5% 7,350 51.7% 538 14,206 R+7.3
Sanilac 5,070 36.3% 8,357 59.9% 529 13,956 R+23.6
Delta 7,953 59.1% 5,283 39.3% 221 13,457 D+19.8
Cass 6,273 47.3% 6,552 49.4% 429 13,254 R+2.1
Houghton 6,598 53.1% 5,582 44.9% 240 12,420 D+8.2
Huron 4,589 37.5% 7,309 59.7% 347 12,245 R+22.2
Hillsdale 3,915 32.1% 7,696 63.1% 586 12,197 R+31.0
Newaygo 4,817 40.6% 6,689 56.3% 367 11,873 R+15.8
Branch 4,474 37.7% 6,910 58.3% 473 11,857 R+20.5
Gratiot 4,963 42.6% 6,186 53.2% 488 11,637 R+10.5
Alpena 5,744 49.9% 5,516 48.0% 242 11,502 D+2.0
Chippewa 5,332 50.6% 4,990 47.3% 224 10,546 D+3.2
Mecosta 4,135 41.0% 5,634 55.9% 318 10,087 R+14.9
Mason 4,214 43.7% 4,963 51.4% 471 9,648 R+7.8
Dickinson 4,766 49.5% 4,622 48.0% 233 9,621 D+1.5
Iosco 4,488 49.2% 4,346 47.6% 292 9,126 D+1.6
Wexford 3,935 45.0% 4,494 51.3% 325 8,754 R+6.4
Emmet 3,617 41.4% 4,929 56.4% 195 8,741 R+15.0
Manistee 4,312 50.0% 4,052 47.0% 263 8,627 D+3.0
Clare 4,113 49.6% 3,865 46.6% 322 8,300 D+3.0
Roscommon 4,046 50.0% 3,729 46.1% 317 8,092 D+3.9
Cheboygan 3,946 49.7% 3,809 47.9% 192 7,947 D+1.7
Charlevoix 3,600 45.6% 4,062 51.4% 236 7,898 R+5.8
Menominee 4,164 52.8% 3,367 42.7% 362 7,893 D+10.1
Oceana 3,161 42.0% 4,044 53.7% 320 7,525 R+11.7
Gogebic 4,730 66.3% 2,323 32.6% 81 7,134 D+33.7
Gladwin 3,546 52.0% 2,982 43.7% 293 6,821 D+8.3
Osceola 2,561 37.8% 3,923 57.8% 298 6,782 R+20.1
Antrim 2,799 41.7% 3,669 54.7% 240 6,708 R+13.0
Ogemaw 3,558 54.1% 2,722 41.4% 295 6,575 D+12.7
Leelanau 2,229 35.3% 3,891 61.7% 188 6,308 R+26.3
Iron 3,672 58.3% 2,516 40.0% 107 6,295 D+18.4
Presque Isle 2,761 48.7% 2,747 48.5% 157 5,665 D+0.2
Otsego 2,412 43.8% 2,936 53.4% 155 5,503 R+9.5
Arenac 2,502 50.2% 2,237 44.8% 250 4,989 D+5.3
Mackinac 2,261 49.7% 2,190 48.2% 94 4,545 D+1.6
Benzie 1,980 43.9% 2,345 52.0% 181 4,506 R+8.1
Missaukee 1,515 35.3% 2,624 61.1% 153 4,292 R+25.8
Ontonagon 2,360 56.6% 1,730 41.5% 80 4,170 D+15.1
Alcona 1,852 45.0% 2,153 52.3% 108 4,113 R+7.3
Kalkaska 1,725 43.5% 2,073 52.3% 167 3,965 R+8.8
Crawford 1,770 46.0% 1,948 50.6% 134 3,852 R+4.6
Montmorency 1,545 44.5% 1,822 52.5% 105 3,472 R+8.0
Alger 1,993 58.0% 1,372 39.9% 74 3,439 D+18.1
Schoolcraft 1,964 57.3% 1,400 40.9% 61 3,425 D+16.5
Baraga 1,697 52.9% 1,367 42.6% 142 3,206 D+10.3
Lake 1,786 56.2% 1,246 39.2% 146 3,178 D+17.0
Oscoda 1,278 46.2% 1,372 49.6% 118 2,768 R+3.4
Luce 1,165 52.2% 1,024 45.9% 42 2,231 D+6.3
Keweenaw 619 56.9% 461 42.4% 8 1,088 D+14.5

Counties as they stood in 1982; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Michigan governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Gretchen Whitmer (D) D+10.5
2018 Gretchen Whitmer (D) D+9.6
2014 Rick Snyder (R) R+4.1
2010 Rick Snyder (R) R+18.2
2006 Jennifer M. Granholm (D) D+14.1
2002 Jennifer M. Granholm (D) D+4.0
1998 John Engler (R) R+24.4
1994 John Engler (R) R+23.0
1990 John Engler (R) R+0.7
1986 James J. Blanchard (D) D+36.7
1982 James J. Blanchard (D) D+6.3
1978 William G. Milliken (R) R+13.6
1974 William G. Milliken (R) R+4.3
1970 William G. Milliken (R) R+1.7
1966 George W. Romney (R) R+21.4
1964 George W. Romney (R) R+12.1
1962 George W. Romney (R) R+2.9
1960 John B. Swainson (D) D+1.3
1958 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+6.4
1956 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+9.5
1954 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+11.6
1952 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+0.3
1950 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+0.1
1948 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+7.8
1946 Kim Sigler (R) R+21.6
1944 Harry F. Kelly (R) R+9.9
1942 Harry F. Kelly (R) R+5.9
1940 Murray D. Van Wagoner (D) D+6.5
1938 Frank D. Fitzgerald (R) R+5.8
1936 Frank Murphy (D) D+2.8
1934 Frank D. Fitzgerald (R) R+6.6
1932 William A. Comstock (D) D+11.8
1930 Wilber M. Brucker (R) R+14.8
1928 Fred W. Green (R) R+40.5
1926 Fred W. Green (R) R+27.3
1924 Alexander J. Groesbeck (R) R+39.2
1922 Alexander J. Groesbeck (R) R+23.8
1920 Alexander J. Groesbeck (R) R+37.1
1918 Albert E. Sleeper (R) R+25.0
1916 Albert E. Sleeper (R) R+15.2
1914 Woodbridge N. Ferris (D) D+8.1
1912 Woodbridge N. Ferris (D) D+4.4
1910 Chase S. Osborn (R) R+11.2
1908 Fred M. Warner (R) R+1.8
1906 Fred M. Warner (R) R+26.1
1904 Fred M. Warner (R) R+11.5
1902 Aaron T. Bliss (R) R+9.2
1900 Aaron T. Bliss (R) R+14.5
1898 Hazen S. Pingree (R) R+17.8
1896 Hazen S. Pingree (R) R+14.5
1894 John T. Rich (R) R+25.5
1892 John T. Rich (R) R+3.5
1890 Edwin B. Winans (D) D+2.9
1888 Cyrus G. Luce (R) R+3.6
1886 Cyrus G. Luce (R) R+2.0
1884 Russell A. Alger (R) R+1.0
1882 Josiah W. Begole (D) D+1.5
1880 David H. Jerome (R) R+11.7
1878 Charles M. Croswell (R) R+16.9
1876 Charles M. Croswell (R) R+7.3
1874 John J. Bagley (R) R+2.7
1872 John J. Bagley (R) R+61.8
1870 Henry P. Baldwin (R) R+8.9
1868 Henry P. Baldwin (R) R+13.6
1866 Henry H. Crapo (R) R+17.7