1982Final results
1982 election for Michigan Senate District 16
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Doug Cruce (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating George W. Suarez (D) by 9.0 points.
Doug CruceRepublican · winner
53.9%45,560
George W. SuarezDemocrat
44.9%37,962
I. David GravlinLibertarian
1.1%955
84,480 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