1982Final results
1982 election for Michigan Senate District 31
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Dick Posthumus (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating John C. Hoogeveen (D) by 30.1 points.
Dick PosthumusRepublican · winner
65.1%50,436
John C. HoogeveenDemocrat
34.9%27,081
77,521 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