Michigan gubernatorial election, 1982

November 2, 1982

County results

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

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