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1982Final results

1982 election for Michigan Senate District 23

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Ed Fredricks (R) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Charles Bush (D) by 40.8 points.

Ed FredricksRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.4%54,856
Charles BushDemocrat
29.6%23,074
77,932 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

EvenR+38.41978R+40.81982R+39.31986R+50.31990R+37.11994R+39.31998

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