1982Final results
1982 election for Michigan Senate District 37
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Mitch Irwin (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating John P. Anderson (R) by 11.0 points.
Mitch IrwinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.2%49,239
John P. AndersonRepublican
44.2%39,430
Nicholas HamiltonLibertarian
0.6%517
89,189 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