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1982Final results

1982 election for Michigan Senate District 34

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

James Barcia (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Artis Noel (R) by 37.6 points.

James BarciaDemocrat · winner
68.4%52,718
Artis NoelRepublican
30.7%23,684
0.9%720
77,122 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+37.61982D+40.81990R+23.01994R+16.41998R+1.12002R+1.32006

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

The candidates

James Barcia (D)Artis Noel (R)

Also on the ballot: Albert H. Cornelius (Libertarian), 0.9%