▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁United ▁States ▁president ial ▁election . ▁V ot ers ▁chose ▁three ▁represent atives , ▁or ▁elect ors ▁to ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁College , ▁who ▁voted ▁for ▁President ▁and ▁Vice ▁President . ▁ ▁Michigan ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁Wh ig ▁candidate , ▁William ▁Henry ▁Harrison , ▁over ▁Democratic ▁candidate ▁Martin ▁Van ▁Bur en . ▁Harrison ▁won ▁Michigan ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 4 . 1 4 %. ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Michigan ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁Category : 1 8 4 0 ▁Michigan ▁elections <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Ra iders ▁season ▁was ▁the ▁team ' s ▁ 2 3 rd ▁season , ▁ 1 3 th ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League , ▁and ▁first ▁of ▁th ir teen ▁seasons ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁Ra iders ' ▁disappoint ing ▁ 7 – 9 ▁record ▁in ▁their ▁previous ▁season — the ir ▁last ▁in ▁Oak land ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 5 — the ▁Ra iders ▁cru ised ▁to ▁an ▁ 8 – 1 ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁strike - short ened ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁season , ▁winning ▁all ▁four ▁of ▁their ▁home ▁games , ▁and ▁cl inch ing ▁home - field ▁advantage ▁throughout ▁the ▁NFL ' s ▁makes h ift ▁play off ▁tournament ▁for ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁play offs , ▁the ▁Ra iders ▁ble w ▁a ▁fourth