1982Final results
1982 election for Michigan Senate District 1
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
John Kelly (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating John Lauve (R) by 35.0 points.
John KellyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.1%54,689
John LauveRepublican
32.1%26,187
Michael G. GeyerLibertarian
0.8%674
81,550 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET