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1982Final results

1982 election for Michigan Senate District 12

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

William Faust (D) won with 96.5% of the vote, defeating Robert Mair (Lib) by 92.9 points.

William FaustDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.5%46,207
Robert MairLibertarian
3.5%1,698
47,907 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

EvenD+53.51978D+51.41986R+40.81994R+26.01998R+25.52002R+15.62006

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET