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1982 United States Senate election in Michigan 
Summary
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.
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 County results Riegle: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Ruppe: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- 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 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Philip Ruppe | 253,082 | 45.99% | |
| Republican | William S. Ballenger Jr. | 122,523 | 22.27% | |
| Republican | Robert J. Huber | 102,693 | 18.67% | |
| Republican | Deane Baker | 71,902 | 13.07% | |
| Total votes | 550,200 | 100.00% | ||
General election edit
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Don Riegle (incumbent) | 1,728,793 | 57.74% |  5.28
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| Republican | Philip Ruppe | 1,223,288 | 40.85% |  6.00
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| Libertarian | Bette Erwin | 19,131 | 0.64% | 0.39
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| American Independent | Daniel Eller | 12,660 | 0.42% | N/A | |
| Socialist Equality | Helen Halyard | 6,085 | 0.20% | N/A | |
| Socialist Workers | Steve Beumer | 4,335 | 0.15% | 0.05
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| Total votes | 2,994,292 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||