1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Michigan Senate District 8
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Philip O. Mastin (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Donald E. Bishop (R) by 6.0 points.
Philip O. MastinDemocrat · winner
50.6%38,517
Donald E. BishopRepublican · incumbent
44.7%33,967
Gwenda J. DempseyOther party
4.7%3,567
76,053 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