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1982Final results

1982 election for Michigan Senate District 3

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Jackie Vaughn III (D) won with 98.0% of the vote, defeating Gerry Brooks (R) by 96.0 points.

Jackie Vaughn IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
98.0%66,642
Gerry BrooksRepublican
2.0%1,376
68,019 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+88.01986D+82.81994D+89.41998D+61.22002D+64.92006D+57.02010

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