1982Final results
1982 election for Michigan Senate District 19
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Nick Smith (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Paul Porter (D) by 21.4 points.
Nick SmithRepublican · winner
60.2%41,909
Paul PorterDemocrat
38.8%27,003
James HudlerLibertarian
1.0%731
69,646 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