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1982Final results

1982 election for Michigan Senate District 15

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Jack Faxon (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating John Anderson (R) by 12.1 points.

Jack FaxonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.6%50,957
John AndersonRepublican
43.4%39,827
1.0%911
91,695 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+25.71978D+12.11982D+25.21986D+6.01990R+32.71994R+22.91998

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

The candidates

Jack Faxon (D)John Anderson (R)

Also on the ballot: Gordon N. Beerbower (Libertarian), 1.0%