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1982Final results

1982 election for Michigan Senate District 6

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

R. Robert Geake (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Noel Culbert (D) by 28.6 points.

R. Robert GeakeRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.5%55,222
Noel CulbertDemocrat
34.9%30,383
John CruzLibertarian
1.5%1,346
86,961 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+72.51978R+28.61982R+22.51986R+15.31990D+5.21994D+9.61998

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

The candidates

R. Robert Geake (R)Noel Culbert (D)

Also on the ballot: John Cruz (Libertarian), 1.5%