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1982 Michigan U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1982 Michigan U.S. House District 3 Election?

Howard Wolpe won the 1982 Michigan U.S. House District 3 Election. Howard Wolpe received 96,842 popular votes (56.32%). The main challenger was Richard L. Milliman (42.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Wolpe and Milliman

Wolpe +13.7 pts · won by 23,527 votes
Howard WolpeDemocraticWINNER56.32%
96,842 votes
Richard L. MillimanRepublican42.63%
73,315 votes
Robert S. HolderbaumLibertarian0.65%
1,111 votes
Lizzie M. HudsonIndependent0.4%
693 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.