1982Final results
1982 election for Michigan Senate District 26
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Gilbert J. Dinello (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Robert Macdonald (R) by 32.7 points.
Gilbert J. DinelloDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.9%45,944
Robert MacdonaldRepublican
33.2%23,118
Rudy ZornikLibertarian
0.9%633
69,709 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