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1982Final results

1982 election for Michigan Senate District 29

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Gary G. Corbin (D) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Roderick J. Shumaker (R) by 34.9 points.

Gary G. CorbinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.7%47,175
31.8%22,476
David L. GillieLibertarian
1.6%1,113
70,764 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+44.51978D+34.91982D+38.91986D+23.31990D+41.01994D+44.81998

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

The candidates