1982Final results
1982 election for Michigan Senate District 35
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
John Engler (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Donald L. Zinser (D) by 23.0 points.
John EnglerRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%45,035
Donald L. ZinserDemocrat
37.4%27,893
Charles CongdonLibertarian
2.2%1,623
74,554 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