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1982 United States Senate elections
The 1982 United States Senate elections were held on November 2, 1982. They were elections for the United States Senate following Republican gains in 1980. The 33 Senate seats of Class 1 were up for election in 1982. A total of four seats changed hands between parties, with Democrats winning seats in New Jersey and New Mexico, and Republicans taking seats in Nevada and the seat of the lone independent, Senator Harry Byrd Jr., in Virginia. Democrats made a net gain of one seat bringing them to 46 seats, while Republicans stayed at 54 seats for a majority. However, the Democratic gain in New Jersey replaced a Republican that had been appointed earlier in the year.
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A special election was also held in Washington state in 1983 that gave Republicans a seat that was previously held by a Democrat, bringing their majority to 55-45. As of 2023, this is the last time Democrats won a U.S. Senate election in Mississippi and the last time Republicans won one in Connecticut.
Results summary edit
| 46 | 54 |
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| Last elections (1980) | 46 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Before these elections | 45 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Not up | 26 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Up Class 1 (1976→1982) | 19 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incumbent retired | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Held by same party | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Replaced by other party | 1 Republican replaced by 1 Democrat 1 Independent replaced by 1 Republican | — | — | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incumbent ran | 19[a] | 11 | 0 | — | — | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Won re-election | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lost re-election | 1 Republican replaced by 1 Democrat 1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican | — | — | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lost renomination, but held by same party | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | 19 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total elected | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net gain/loss | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationwide vote | 27,899,651 | 22,412,928 | 146,512 | 291,576 | 839,328 | 51,589,995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share | 54.08% | 43.44% | 0.28% | 0.57% | 1.63% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | 46 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Office of the Clerk[1]
Gains, losses, and holds edit
Retirements edit
Two Republicans and one independent retired instead of seeking re-election.
| State | Senator | Replaced by |
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| California | S. I. Hayakawa | Pete Wilson |
| New Jersey | Nicholas F. Brady | Frank Lautenberg |
| Virginia | Harry F. Byrd Jr. | Paul Trible |
Defeats edit
One Republican and one Democrat sought re-election but lost in the general election.
| State | Senator | Replaced by |
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| Nevada | Howard Cannon | Chic Hecht |
| New Mexico | Harrison Schmitt | Jeff Bingaman |
Post-election changes edit
One Democrat died on September 8, 1983, and was later replaced by Republican appointee.
| State | Senator | Replaced by |
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| Washington (Class 1) | Henry M. Jackson | Daniel J. Evans |
Change in composition edit
Before the elections edit
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| D20 | D19 | D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 |
| D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 Ariz. Ran | D28 Fla. Ran | D29 Hawaii Ran | D30 Maine Ran |
| D40 Ohio Ran | D39 N.D. Ran | D38 N.Y. Ran | D37 Nev. Ran | D36 Neb. Ran | D35 Mont. Ran | D34 Miss. Ran | D33 Mich. Ran | D32 Mass. Ran | D31 Md. Ran |
| D41 Tenn. Ran | D42 Texas Ran | D43 Wash. Ran | D44 W.Va. Ran | D45 Wis. Ran | I1 Va. Retired | R54 Wyo. Ran | R53 Vt. Ran | R52 Utah Ran | R51 R.I. Ran |
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| R41 | R42 Calif. Retired | R43 Conn. Ran | R44 Del. Ran | R45 Ind. Ran | R46 Minn. Ran | R47 Mo. Ran | R48 N.J. Retired | R49 N.M. Ran | R50 Pa. Ran |
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After the elections edit
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| D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 Ariz. Re-elected | D28 Fla. Re-elected | D29 Hawaii Re-elected | D30 Maine Elected[b] |
| D40 Tenn. Re-elected | D39 Ohio Re-elected | D38 N.D. Re-elected | D37 N.Y. Re-elected | D36 Neb. Re-elected | D35 Mont. Re-elected | D34 Miss. Re-elected | D33 Mich. Re-elected | D32 Mass. Re-elected | D31 Md. Re-elected |
| D41 Texas Re-elected | D42 Wash. Re-elected | D43 W.Va. Re-elected | D44 Wis. Re-elected | D45 N.J. Gain | D46 N.M. Gain | R54 Va. Gain | R53 Nev. Gain | R52 Wyo. Re-elected | R51 Vt. Re-elected |
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| R41 | R42 Calif. Hold | R43 Conn. Re-elected | R44 Del. Re-elected | R45 Ind. Re-elected | R46 Minn. Re-elected | R47 Mo. Re-elected | R48 Pa. Re-elected | R49 R.I. Re-elected | R50 Utah Re-elected |
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Race summaries edit
Special elections edit
There were no special elections during 1982.
Elections leading to the next Congress edit
In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1983; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.
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| Arizona | Dennis DeConcini | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California | S. I. Hayakawa | Republican | 1976 1977 (Appointed) | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. |
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| Connecticut | Lowell Weicker | Republican | 1970 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Delaware | William Roth | Republican | 1970 1971 (Appointed) 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Florida | Lawton Chiles | Democratic | 1970 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Hawaii | Spark Matsunaga | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana | Richard Lugar | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maine | George J. Mitchell | Democratic | 1980 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected. |
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| Maryland | Paul Sarbanes | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts | Ted Kennedy | Democratic | 1962 (special) 1964 1970 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan | Donald Riegle | Democratic | 1976 1976 (Appointed) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Minnesota | David Durenberger | Republican | 1978 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Mississippi | John C. Stennis | Democratic | 1947 (special) 1952 1958 1964 1970 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Missouri | John Danforth | Republican | 1976 1976 (Appointed) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Montana | John Melcher | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Nebraska | Edward Zorinsky | Democratic | 1976 1976 (Appointed) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Nevada | Howard Cannon | Democratic | 1958 1964 1970 1976 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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| New Jersey | Nicholas F. Brady | Republican | 1982 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain. Incumbent resigned December 20, 1982, to give successor preferential seniority. Winner appointed December 27, 1982. |
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| New Mexico | Harrison Schmitt | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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| New York | Daniel Patrick Moynihan | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Dakota | Quentin Burdick | Democratic-NPL | 1960 (special) 1964 1970 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio | Howard Metzenbaum | Democratic | 1974 (Appointed) 1974 (Lost) 1974 (Resigned) 1976 1976 (Appointed) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania | John Heinz | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Rhode Island | John Chafee | Republican | 1976 1976 (Appointed) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee | Jim Sasser | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas | Lloyd Bentsen | Democratic | 1970 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Utah | Orrin Hatch | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Vermont | Robert Stafford | Republican | 1971 (Appointed) 1972 (special) 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia | Harry F. Byrd Jr. | Independent | 1965 (Appointed)[c] 1966 (special) 1970 1976 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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| Washington | Henry M. Jackson | Democratic | 1952 1958 1964 1970 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| West Virginia | Robert Byrd | Democratic | 1958 1964 1970 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin | William Proxmire | Democratic | 1957 (special) 1958 1964 1970 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wyoming | Malcolm Wallop | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Closest races edit
In eleven races the margin of victory was under 10%.
| State | Party of winner | Margin |
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| Missouri | Republican | 1.7% |
| Nevada | Republican (flip) | 2.4% |
| Rhode Island | Republican | 2.4% |
| Virginia | Republican (flip) | 2.4% |
| New Jersey | Democratic (flip) | 3.1% |
| Vermont | Republican | 3.1% [d] |
| Connecticut | Republican | 4.3% |
| Minnesota | Republican | 6.0% |
| California | Republican | 6.7% |
| New Mexico | Democratic (flip) | 7.6% |
| Indiana | Republican | 8.2% |
Arizona edit
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Incumbent Democrat Dennis DeConcini won re-election to a second term over Republican Pete Dunn, State Representative.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Dennis DeConcini (Incumbent) | 411,970 | 56.9 | +2.9% | |
| Republican | Peter Dunn | 291,749 | 40.3 | -3.0% | |
| Libertarian | Randall Clamons | 20,100 | 2.8 | +1.8% | |
| Write-ins | 66 | 0 | |||
| Majority | 120,221 | 16.6 | +5.9% | ||
| Turnout | 723,885 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
California edit
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Incumbent Republican S. I. Hayakawa decided to retire after one term. Republican Pete Wilson, Mayor of San Diego and former Assemblyman, won the open seat over Democratic Governor Jerry Brown.
Wilson was known as a fiscal conservative who supported Proposition 13, although Wilson had opposed the measure while mayor of San Diego. However, Brown ran on his gubernatorial record of building the largest state budget surpluses in California history. Both Wilson and Brown were moderate-to-liberal on social issues, including support for abortion rights. The election was expected to be close, with Brown holding a slim lead in most of the polls leading up to Election Day. Wilson hammered away at Brown's appointment of California Chief Justice Rose Bird, using this to portray himself as tougher on crime than Brown was. Brown's late entry into the 1980 Democratic presidential primary, after promising not to run, was also an issue. President Ronald Reagan made a number of visits to California late in the race to campaign for Wilson. Reagan quipped that the last thing he wanted to see was one of his home state's U.S. Senate seats falling into Democrats' hands, especially to be occupied by the man who succeeded him as governor. Despite exit polls indicating a narrow Brown victory, Wilson won by a wide margin.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Pete Wilson | 4,022,565 | 51.5 | |
| Democratic | Jerry Brown | 3,494,968 | 44.8 | |
| Libertarian | Joseph Fuhrig | 107,720 | 1.4 | |
| Peace and Freedom | David Wald | 96,388 | 1.2 | |
| American Independent | Theresa Dietrich | 83,809 | 1.1 | |
| Independent | Thomas Kendall (Write In) | 36 | 0 | |
| Independent | Ben Leonik (Write In) | 34 | 0 | |
| Majority | 527,597 | 6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 7,805,520 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
Connecticut edit
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Incumbent Republican Lowell P. Weicker Jr. won re-election to a third term over Democratic member of the House Toby Moffett.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Lowell Weicker (Incumbent) | 545,987 | 50.4 | |
| Democratic | Toby Moffett | 499,146 | 46.1 | |
| Conservative | Lucien DiFazio | 30,212 | 2.8 | |
| Libertarian | James A. Lewis | 8,163 | 0.8 | |
| Majority | 46,841 | 4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,083,508 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
Delaware edit
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Incumbent Republican Bill V. Roth won reelection to a third term over the state's Democratic Insurance Commissioner David N. Levinson.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Bill V. Roth (Incumbent) | 105,357 | 55.2 | -0.6% | |
| Democratic | David N. Levinson | 84,413 | 44.2 | +0.6% | |
| Libertarian | Lawrence Sullivan | 653 | 0.3 | ||
| American Independent | Charles Baker | 537 | 0.3 | 0% | |
| Majority | 20,944 | 11.0 | -1.2% | ||
| Turnout | 190,960 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Florida edit
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Incumbent Democrat Lawton Chiles won re-election to a third term over Republican state senator Van B. Poole.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Lawton Chiles (incumbent) | 1,044,246 | 100 | |
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| Republican | Van B. Poole | 154,163 | 41.6 | |
| Republican | David H. Bludworth | 116,040 | 31.3 | |
| Republican | George Snyder | 100,609 | 27.1 | |
| Total votes | 370,812 | 100 | ||
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| Republican | Van B. Poole | 131,655 | 58.1 | |
| Republican | David H. Bludworth | 95,035 | 41.9 | |
| Total votes | 226,690 | 100 | ||
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| Democratic | Lawton Chiles (incumbent) | 1,637,667 | 61.7 | -1.3% | |
| Republican | Van B. Poole | 1,015,330 | 38.3 | +1.2% | |
| Write-ins | 422 | 0 | |||
| Majority | 622,337 | 23.5 | -2.5% | ||
| Total votes | 2,653,419 | 100 | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Hawaii edit
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Incumbent Democrat Spark Matsunaga won re-election to a second term[6] over Republican Clarence Brown, a retired Foreign Service officer[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Spark Matsunaga (Incumbent) | 245,386 | 80.1 | |
| Republican | Clarence Brown | 52,071 | 17.0 | |
| Independent Democrat | E. Bernier-Nachtwey | 8,953 | 2.9 | |
| Majority | 193,315 | 63.1 | ||
| Turnout | 306,410 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Indiana edit
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Incumbent Republican Richard Lugar faced Democratic United States Representative Floyd Fithian in the general election. Lugar won with a margin of 54% of the vote, compared to Fithian's 46%.
After the 1980 census, the Indiana General Assembly redistricted Indiana's congressional districts, pushing Democratic representative Floyd Fithian's district into more conservative territory.[9] After redistricting, Fithian, the three term incumbent of Indiana's 2nd congressional district, decided to run for Secretary of State of Indiana, but withdrew from the primary to ultimately run for the United States Senate. He challenged fellow Democrat and one term Indiana State Senator Michael Kendall of Jasper, Indiana, who Fithian earlier encouraged to run for the Senate.[10] Kendall, who represented Indiana's 47th Senate district and formed the Notre Dame Students for Robert Kennedy organization during the 1968 presidential election,[11] was seen a young progressive alternative to Fithian, who he called the "ideological twin of Richard Lugar."[12] After the bitterly contested primary, Fithian prevailed over Kendall, winning with 59% of the vote.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Floyd Fithian | 262,644 | 59.5 | |
| Democratic | Michael Kendall | 178,702 | 40.5 | |
| Total votes | 441,346 | 100 | ||
Incumbent United States Senator Richard Lugar won the republican nomination in an uncontested primary on May 4, 1982.[14]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Richard Lugar (Incumbent) | 498,248 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 498,248 | |||
In the general election, Lugar faced Fithian and American Party candidate Raymond James.[1]
On November 5, 1982, Lugar defeated Fithian and James in the general election, winning 74 of Indiana's 93 counties.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Richard Lugar (Incumbent) | 978,301 | 53.8 | |
| Democratic | Floyd Fithian | 828,400 | 45.6 | |
| American | Raymond James | 10,586 | 0.6 | |
| Majority | 149,901 | 8.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,817,287 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
Maine edit
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Incumbent Democrat George J. Mitchell, originally appointed to the seat after Edmund Muskie resigned, won re-election to his full six-year term over Republican U.S. Representative David F. Emery, earning 61% of the vote to Emery's 39%. Mitchell would serve two more terms in the Senate, eventually serving as Senate Majority Leader.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | George J. Mitchell (Incumbent) | 279,819 | 60.9 | |
| Republican | David F. Emery | 179,882 | 39.1 | |
| None | Write-Ins | 14 | 0 | |
| Majority | 99,937 | 21.7 | ||
| Turnout | 459,715 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Maryland edit
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Incumbent Democrat Paul Sarbanes won re-election to a second term in office. He defeated the Republican former Representative from Maryland's 5th district and Prince George's County Executive Lawrence Hogan.[16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Paul Sarbanes (Incumbent) | 707,356 | 63.5 | |
| Republican | Lawrence Hogan | 407,334 | 36.5 | |
| Majority | 300,022 | 26.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,114,690 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Massachusetts edit
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Incumbent Democrat Ted Kennedy won re-election to his fifth (his fourth full) term over Republican Ray Shamie, a millionaire businessman and metalwork entrepreneur.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Ted Kennedy (Incumbent) | 1,247,084 | 60.8 | -8.5 | |
| Republican | Ray Shamie | 784,602 | 38.3 | +9.3 | |
| Libertarian | Howard S. Katz | 18,878 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| All others | 205 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes | 2,050,769 | 70.3% | |||
| Majority | 462,482 | 22.6% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Michigan edit
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Incumbent Democrat Don Riegle won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican challenger Philip Ruppe, a former U.S. Representative from Houghton.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Donald Riegle (incumbent) | 1,728,793 | 57.7 | |
| Republican | Philip Ruppe | 1,223,288 | 40.9 | |
| Libertarian | Bette Erwin | 19,131 | 0.6 | |
| American Independent | Daniel Eller | 12,660 | 0.4 | |
| Workers League | Helen Halyard | 6,085 | 0.2 | |
| Socialist Workers | Steve Beumer | 4,335 | 0.1 | |
| None | Write-Ins | 42 | 0 | |
| Majority | 505,505 | 16.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,994,334 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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Incumbent Republican David Durenberger won re-election to his second term over Democratic businessman Mark Dayton.[17]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Mark Dayton | 359,014 | 69.1 | |
| Democratic | Eugene McCarthy | 125,229 | 24.1 | |
| Democratic | Charles E. Pearson | 19,855 | 3.8 | |
| Democratic | William A. Branstner | 15,754 | 3.0 | |
Dayton, 35, self-financed his campaign. Married to a Rockefeller and heir to a department store, his net worth was an estimated $30 million. Durenberger, who in 1978 and won the special election to finish the term of the late Hubert Humphrey, was largely unknown. He was considered a moderate, but supported Reagan's tax cuts. Dayton ran against Reaganomics. He has also campaigned against tax breaks for the wealthy and even promised "to close tax loopholes for the rich and the corporations—and if you think that includes the Daytons, you're right."[18] By the end of September, the senate election already became the most expensive election of all-time, with over $8 million being spent. Dayton spent over $5 million,[19] while Durenberger spent over $2 million.[20]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | David Durenberger (Incumbent) | 949,207 | 52.6 | |
| Democratic | Mark Dayton | 840,401 | 46.6 | |
| Socialist Workers | Bill Onasch | 5,897 | 0.3 | |
| Libertarian | Frederick Hewitt | 5,870 | 0.3 | |
| New Union Party | Jeffrey M. Miller | 3,300 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | 108,806 | 6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,804,675 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat John C. Stennis won re-election to his seventh term over Republican Haley Barbour, a political operative who campaigned for U.S. Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John Stennis (Incumbent) | 414,099 | 64.2 | |
| Republican | Haley Barbour | 230,927 | 35.8 | |
| Majority | 184,172 | 28.4 | ||
| Turnout | 645,026 | |||
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Incumbent John Danforth, originally elected in the 1976 United States Senate election in Missouri, ran for a second term. In the general election, he narrowly defeated state senator Harriett Woods by just over a percentage point. Danforth would go on to serve two more terms in the Senate.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | John Danforth (Incumbent) | 784,876 | 50.9 | |
| Democratic | Harriett Woods | 758,629 | 49.2 | |
| None | Write-Ins | 16 | 0 | |
| Majority | 26,247 | 1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,543,521 | |||
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Incumbent John Melcher, who was first elected to the Senate in 1976, opted to run for re-election. He won the Democratic primary after he faced a tough intraparty challenger, and advanced to the general election, where he faced Larry R. Williams, an author and the Republican nominee, and Larry Dodge, the Libertarian nominee. Though his margin was reduced significantly from his initial election, Melcher still comfortably won re-election to his second and final term in the Senate.
During his first term in the Senate, Melcher's relative conservatism for a Democrat prompted a primary challenger in Michael Bond, a housing contractor who campaigned on his opposition to nuclear war. Bond attacked Melcher for voting to increase spending on nuclear arms, and pledged to reduce military spending to $60 billion and to use the savings to reduce interest rates.[22] During the campaign, Bond came under fire from the state branches of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans for turning in his draft card in 1967 to protest the Vietnam War, who put out a statement, saying, "There is no place in the U.S. Senate for any draft dodger, draft card burner or draft protester of any kind."[23]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jack Melcher (Incumbent) | 83,539 | 68.3 | |
| Democratic | Mike Bond | 33,565 | 27.4 | |
| Total votes | 122,369 | 100 | ||
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| Republican | Larry R. Williams | 49,615 | 88.1 | |
| Republican | Willie Dee Morris | 6,696 | 11.9 | |
| Total votes | 56,311 | 100 | ||
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| Democratic | John Melcher (Incumbent) | 174,861 | 54.5 | -9.7% | |
| Republican | Larry R. Williams | 133,789 | 41.7 | +5.8% | |
| Libertarian | Larry Dodge | 12,412 | 3.9 | ||
| Majority | 41,072 | 12.8 | -15.5% | ||
| Turnout | 321,062 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
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Incumbent Democrat Edward Zorinsky won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Edward Zorinsky (incumbent) | 363,350 | 66.6 | |
| Republican | Jim Keck | 155,760 | 28.6 | |
| Independent | Virginia Walsh | 26,443 | 4.9 | |
| None | Write-Ins | 94 | 0 | |
| Majority | 207,590 | 38.0 | ||
| Turnout | 545,647 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Howard Cannon ran for re-election to a fifth term, but lost to Republican State Senator Chic Hecht.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Chic Hecht | 120,377 | 50.1 | |
| Democratic | Howard Cannon (Incumbent) | 114,720 | 47.7 | |
| None of These Candidates | – | 5,297 | 2.2 | |
| Majority | 15,657 | 2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 240,394 | |||
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Democrat Frank Lautenberg won for the seat held by retiring incumbent Republican Senator Nicholas Brady. Lautenberg won the seat with a margin of 3.2% over member of the House Millicent Fenwick.
Cresitello dropped out of the race on May 27 but remained on the June 8 primary ballot.[26]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Frank Lautenberg | 104,666 | 26.0 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Maguire | 92,878 | 23.1 | |
| Democratic | Joseph A. LeFante | 81,440 | 20.2 | |
| Democratic | Barbara Boggs Sigmund | 45,708 | 11.3 | |
| Democratic | Howard Rosen | 28,427 | 7.1 | |
| Democratic | Angelo Bianchi | 17,684 | 4.4 | |
| Democratic | Cyril Yannarelli | 10,188 | 2.5 | |
| Democratic | Frank Forst | 9,563 | 2.4 | |
| Democratic | Richard D. McAleer | 8,110 | 2.0 | |
| Democratic | Donald Cresitello | 4,295 | 1.1 | |
| Total votes | 402,959 | 100 | ||
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| Republican | Millicent Fenwick | 193,683 | 54.3 | |
| Republican | Jeff Bell | 163,145 | 45.7 | |
| Total votes | 356,828 | 100 | ||
The seat had been occupied by Democrat Harrison A. Williams, who resigned on March 11, 1982, after being implicated in the Abscam scandal. After Williams' resignation, Republican Governor Thomas Kean appointed Republican Nicholas F. Brady to the seat. Brady served in the Senate through the primary and general elections but did not run for the seat himself.
In the general election, Lautenberg faced popular Republican member of the House Millicent Fenwick. She ran on a very progressive platform and polls in the Summer of 1982 put her ahead by 18 points. Even Lautenberg quipped that she was "the most popular candidate in the country."[28] Lautenberg spent more of his own money, eventually out-spending Fenwick two-to-one. He emphasised President Reagan's unpopularity, reminded the voters that she would be a vote for a Republican majority in the Senate and called Fenwick, who was 72, "eccentric" and "erratic" but denied that he was referring to her age.[28][29] He did however point out that she would be almost 80 at the end of her first term and was therefore unlikely to gain much seniority in the Senate.[28] Coincidentally, the age issue would be used against Lautenberg in his own re-election bid in 2008.
Lautenberg won by 51% to 48%, in what was considered a major upset.[28] Brady, who had just a few days left in his appointed term, resigned on December 27, 1982, allowing Lautenberg to take office several days before the traditional swearing-in of senators, which gave him an edge in seniority over the other freshman senators.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Frank Lautenberg | 1,117,549 | 50.9 | ||
| Republican | Millicent Fenwick | 1,047,626 | 47.8 | ||
| Libertarian | Henry Koch | 9,934 | 0.5 | ||
| Socialist Labor | Julius Levin | 5,580 | 0.3 | ||
| Independent | Martin E. Wendelken | 4,745 | 0.2 | ||
| Socialist Workers | Claire Moriarty | 3,726 | 0.2 | ||
| Grassroots | Robert T. Bastien | 2,955 | 0.1 | ||
| Repeal TF 807 | Rose Zeidwerg Monyek | 1,830 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 69.923 | 3.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,193,945 | 100 | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
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Incumbent Republican Harrison Schmitt was running for re-election to a second term, but lost to Democrat Jeff Bingaman, Attorney General of New Mexico.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Jeff Bingaman | 217,682 | 53.8 | +11.1% | |
| Republican | Harrison Schmitt (Incumbent) | 187,128 | 46.2 | -10.6% | |
| Majority | 30,554 | 7.6 | -6.6% | ||
| Turnout | 404,810 | ||||
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Incumbent Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan won re-election to a second term over Republican Assemblywoman Florence Sullivan.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Daniel Patrick Moynihan (Incumbent) | 3,232,146 | 65.1 | |
| Republican | Florence Sullivan | 1,696,766 | 34.2 | |
| Libertarian | James J. McKeown | 23,379 | 0.5 | |
| Socialist Workers | Steven Wattenmaker | 15,206 | 0.5 | |
| None | Write-Ins | 232 | 0 | |
| Majority | 1,535,380 | 30.9 | ||
| Turnout | 4,967,729 | |||
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The incumbent, North Dakota Democratic NPL Party (Dem-NPL) Quentin Burdick, sought and received re-election to his fifth term, defeating Republican candidate Gene Knorr.[1]
Only Burdick filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was cattle rancher Gene Knorr. Burdick and Knorr won the primary elections for their respective parties. Burdick's campaign was known for employing more television advertisement spending when compared with his campaigns in the past, as well as making several negative portrayals. Knorr had the support of Vice President George H. W. Bush, who campaigned in state to support his candidacy. The election was also noted as the first where Burdick's age began to become an issue. Burdick, who was 74 during the year of the election, faced a much younger Knorr, who was 41. At one point, Burdick challenged Knorr to a fistfight to prove his vitality; but the challenge, assumed to be a joke, never occurred. After being defeated, Knorr moved to Washington, D.C., where he took the position of staff vice president with Philip Morris International.
One independent candidate, Anna B. Bourgois, also filed before the deadline, running under her self-created party titled God, Family, and Country. Bourgois would later run for North Dakota's other United States Senate seat as an independent in 1986, challenging Mark Andrews. She received over 8,000 votes in the election, which is rather high for an independent. Some attribute her large number of votes to the name of her party – which was based on things that North Dakotans valued. Despite the result, Bourgois' campaign still had little impact on the outcome.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Quentin Burdick (Incumbent) | 164,873 | 62.8 | |
| Republican | Gene Knorr | 89,304 | 34.0 | |
| Independent | Anna B. Bourgois | 8,288 | 3.1 | |
| Majority | 75,569 | 28.8 | ||
| Turnout | 262,465 | |||
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Prior to the 1982 Senate campaign, Knorr had been working in Washington, DC since 1970 when he worked for the Department of Treasury. He began working in Washington, DC, residing in McLean, Virginia after receiving a Juris Doctorate from Northwestern University where he was celebrated in debate. From Treasury, he worked as a lobbyist with Charls E. Walker Associates.
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Incumbent Democrat Howard Metzenbaum successfully sought re-election to his third term, defeating Republican State Senator from Bucyrus Paul Pfeifer.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Howard Metzenbaum (Incumbent) | 1,923,767 | 56.7 | |
| Republican | Paul Pfeifer | 1,396,790 | 41.1 | |
| Independent | Alicia Merel | 38,803 | 1.1 | |
| Libertarian | Philip Herzing | 36,103 | 1.1 | |
| Majority | 526,977 | 15.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,395,463 | |||
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Incumbent Republican H. John Heinz III successfully sought re-election to another term, defeating Democratic nominee Cyril Wecht, member of the Allegheny County Board of Commissioners.
John Heinz's Democratic opponent in the 1982 election was Allegheny County commissioner and former coroner Cyril Wecht, who lacked significant name recognition outside of Pittsburgh, his home town. Although the 1982 elections were a setback nationally for incumbent President Ronald Reagan and the Republican Party, neither Heinz nor incumbent Republican governor Dick Thornburgh, who was also up for re-election in 1982, were challenged by Democrats with statewide prominence. Wecht ran a low-budget campaign lacking the assets to boost his name recognition; The Philadelphia Inquirer ran a headline dubbing the race "The Race for Senator No One Seemed to Notice."[32] Despite this, Heinz ran a cautious campaign, running as a moderate due to Pennsylvania's unemployment, 11%, one of the highest in the nation at the time, as well as the declining health of Pennsylvania's coal mining, manufacturing and steel industries. In the end, Heinz won the election by a wide margin, winning 59.3% of the popular vote. Wecht won 39.2% of the popular vote.[32]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | H. John Heinz III (Incumbent) | 2,136,418 | 59.3 | +6.9% | |
| Democratic | Cyril Wecht | 1,412,965 | 39.2 | -7.6% | |
| Libertarian | Barbara I. Karkutt | 19,244 | 0.5 | +0.5% | |
| Socialist Workers | William H. Thomas | 18,951 | 0.5 | +0.4% | |
| Consumer | Liane Norman | 16,530 | 0.5 | +0.5% | |
| Majority | 723,453 | 20.1 | +14.5% | ||
| Turnout | 3,604,108 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
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Incumbent Republican John Chafee successfully sought re-election to a second term, defeating Democrat Julius C. Michaelson, former Attorney General of Rhode Island.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Julius C. Michaelson | 56,800 | 82.4 | |
| Democratic | Helen E. Flynn | 12,159 | 17.6 | |
| Majority | 44,641 | 64.7 | ||
| Total votes | 68,959 | 100 | ||
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| Republican | John Chafee (Incumbent) | 175,495 | 51.2 | |
| Democratic | Julius C. Michaelson | 167,283 | 48.8 | |
| Majority | 8,212 | 2.4 | ||
| Total votes | 342,778 | 100 | ||
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Democrat Jim Sasser was re-elected with 61.9% of the vote, over Republican Robin Beard, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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| Democratic | Jim Sasser (Incumbent) | 780,113 | 61.9 | |
| Republican | Robin Beard | 479,642 | 38.1 | |
| Majority | 300,471 | 23.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,259,755 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Lloyd Bentsen successfully ran for re-election to his third term, defeating Republican U.S. Representative James M. Collins.
Democrat incumbent, Lloyd Bentsen, won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Lloyd Bentsen (Incumbent) | 1,818,223 | 58.6 | |
| Republican | James M. Collins | 1,256,759 | 40.5 | |
| Libertarian | John E. Ford | 23,494 | 0.8 | |
| Citizens | Lineaus Hooper Lorette | 4,564 | 0.2 | |
| None | Write-Ins | 127 | 0 | |
| Majority | 561,464 | 18.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,103,167 | |||
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Incumbent Republican Orrin Hatch successfully ran for re-election to his second term, defeating Democrat Mayor of Salt Lake City Ted Wilson.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Orrin Hatch (Incumbent) | 309,332 | 58.3 | |
| Democratic | Ted Wilson | 219,482 | 41.4 | |
| Libertarian | George Mercier | 1,035 | 0.2 | |
| American | Lawrence R. Kauffman | 953 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | 89,850 | 16.9 | ||
| Turnout | 530,802 | |||
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Incumbent Republican Robert Stafford successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate James A. Guest.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Robert Stafford (Incumbent) | 26,323 | 46.2 | |
| Republican | Stewart M. Ledbetter | 19,743 | 34.7 | |
| Republican | John McClaughry | 10,692 | 18.8 | |
| Republican | Other | 162 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | '65,920' | '100' | ||
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| Democratic | James A. Guest | 11,352 | 67.1 | |
| Democratic | Thomas E. McGregor | 3,749 | 22.2 | |
| Democratic | Earl S. Gardner | 1,281 | 7.6 | |
| Democratic | Other | 536 | 3.2 | |
| Total votes | '16,918' | '100' | ||
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| Republican | Robert Stafford (Incumbent) | 84,450 | 50.3 | |
| Democratic | James A. Guest | 79,340 | 47.2 | |
| Independent | Michael Edward Hackett | 1,463 | 1.0 | |
| Independent | Ion Laskaris | 897 | 0.5 | |
| Libertarian | Bo Adlerbert | 892 | 0.5 | |
| N/A | Other | 961 | 0.6 | |
| Total votes | 168,003 | '100' | ||
| Majority | 5,109 | 3.0 | ||
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U.S. Representative from Virginia's 1st district, Paul Trible replaced Independent Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr., who was stepping down after three terms. He beat Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, Richard Joseph Davis.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Paul Trible | 724,571 | 51.2 | +51.2% | |
| Democratic | Dick Davis | 690,839 | 48.8 | +10.5% | |
| Write-ins | 212 | 0 | |||
| Majority | 33,732 | 2.4 | -16.6% | ||
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Incumbent Democrat Henry M. Jackson successfully ran for re-election to his sixth and final term, defeating Republican challenger Doug Jewett, a Seattle City Attorney and independent King Lysen, a state senator.
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| Democratic | Henry M. Jackson (Incumbent) | 943,655 | 69.0 | |
| Republican | Doug Jewett | 332,273 | 24.3 | |
| Independent | King Lysen | 72,297 | 5.3 | |
| Independent | Jesse Chiang | 20,251 | 1.5 | |
| Majority | 611,382 | 44.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,368,476 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Robert Byrd won re-election to a fifth term over Republican Cleve Benedict, a freshman member of the House.
Benedict made great note of Byrd's record of high office in the Ku Klux Klan, his avoidance of service in World War II, and the fact that Byrd, then alone among members of Congress, owned no home in the state he represented. His campaign represented the last serious and well-funded effort to unseat Byrd, spending $1,098,218. Byrd was Minority Leader at the time.
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| Democratic | Robert Byrd (Incumbent) | 1982, united, states, senate, elections, were, held, november, 1982, they, were, elections, united, states, senate, following, republican, gains, 1980, senate, seats, class, were, election, 1982, total, four, seats, changed, hands, between, parties, with, demo. The 1982 United States Senate elections were held on November 2 1982 They were elections for the United States Senate following Republican gains in 1980 The 33 Senate seats of Class 1 were up for election in 1982 A total of four seats changed hands between parties with Democrats winning seats in New Jersey and New Mexico and Republicans taking seats in Nevada and the seat of the lone independent Senator Harry Byrd Jr in Virginia Democrats made a net gain of one seat bringing them to 46 seats while Republicans stayed at 54 seats for a majority However the Democratic gain in New Jersey replaced a Republican that had been appointed earlier in the year 1982 United States Senate elections 1980 November 2 1982 1984 1983 WA 33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate51 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Howard Baker Robert ByrdParty Republican DemocraticLeader since March 5 1980 January 3 1977Leader s seat Tennessee West VirginiaSeats before 54 45Seats after 54 46Seat change 1Popular vote 22 412 928 27 899 651Percentage 43 4 54 1 Seats up 13 19Races won 13 20 Third party Party IndependentSeats before 1Seats after 0Seat change 1Seats up 1Races won 0Results of the elections Democratic gain Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold No electionMajority Leader before electionHoward BakerRepublican Elected Majority Leader Howard BakerRepublicanA special election was also held in Washington state in 1983 that gave Republicans a seat that was previously held by a Democrat bringing their majority to 55 45 As of 2023 this is the last time Democrats won a U S Senate election in Mississippi and the last time Republicans won one in Connecticut Contents 1 Results summary 2 Gains losses and holds 2 1 Retirements 2 2 Defeats 2 3 Post election changes 3 Change in composition 3 1 Before the elections 3 2 After the elections 4 Race summaries 4 1 Special elections 4 2 Elections leading to the next Congress 5 Closest races 6 Arizona 7 California 8 Connecticut 9 Delaware 10 Florida 11 Hawaii 12 Indiana 13 Maine 14 Maryland 15 Massachusetts 16 Michigan 17 Minnesota 18 Mississippi 19 Missouri 20 Montana 21 Nebraska 22 Nevada 23 New Jersey 24 New Mexico 25 New York 26 North Dakota 27 Ohio 28 Pennsylvania 29 Rhode Island 30 Tennessee 31 Texas 32 Utah 33 Vermont 34 Virginia 35 Washington 36 West Virginia 37 Wisconsin 38 Wyoming 39 See also 40 Notes 41 ReferencesResults summary edit 46 54Democratic RepublicanParties TotalDemocratic Republican Independent Libertarian OtherLast elections 1980 46 53 1 0 0 100Before these elections 45 54 1 0 0 100Not up 26 41 0 0 0 67UpClass 1 1976 1982 19 13 1 33Incumbent retired 0 2 1 3Held by same party 1 0 1Replaced by other party nbsp 1 Republican replaced by nbsp 1 Democrat nbsp 1 Independent replaced by nbsp 1 Republican 2Result 1 2 0 3Incumbent ran 19 a 11 0 30Won re election 18 10 28Lost re election nbsp 1 Republican replaced by nbsp 1 Democrat nbsp 1 Democrat replaced by nbsp 1 Republican 2Lost renomination but held by same party 0 0 0Result 19 11 0 30Total elected 20 13 0 0 0 33Net gain loss nbsp 1 nbsp nbsp 1 nbsp nbsp 1Nationwide vote 27 899 651 22 412 928 146 512 291 576 839 328 51 589 995Share 54 08 43 44 0 28 0 57 1 63 100 Result 46 54 0 0 0 100Source Office of the Clerk 1 Gains losses and holds editRetirements edit Two Republicans and one independent retired instead of seeking re election State Senator Replaced byCalifornia S I Hayakawa Pete WilsonNew Jersey Nicholas F Brady Frank LautenbergVirginia Harry F Byrd Jr Paul TribleDefeats edit One Republican and one Democrat sought re election but lost in the general election State Senator Replaced byNevada Howard Cannon Chic HechtNew Mexico Harrison Schmitt Jeff BingamanPost election changes edit One Democrat died on September 8 1983 and was later replaced by Republican appointee State Senator Replaced byWashington Class 1 Henry M Jackson Daniel J EvansChange in composition editBefore the elections edit D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27Ariz Ran D28Fla Ran D29Hawaii Ran D30Maine RanD40Ohio Ran D39N D Ran D38N Y Ran D37Nev Ran D36Neb Ran D35Mont Ran D34Miss Ran D33Mich Ran D32Mass Ran D31Md RanD41Tenn Ran D42Texas Ran D43Wash Ran D44W Va Ran D45Wis Ran I1Va Retired R54Wyo Ran R53Vt Ran R52Utah Ran R51R I RanMajority R41 R42Calif Retired R43Conn Ran R44Del Ran R45Ind Ran R46Minn Ran R47Mo Ran R48N J Retired R49N M Ran R50Pa RanR40 R39 R38 R37 R36 R35 R34 R33 R32 R31R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29 R30R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10After the elections edit D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27Ariz Re elected D28Fla Re elected D29Hawaii Re elected D30Maine Elected b D40Tenn Re elected D39Ohio Re elected D38N D Re elected D37N Y Re elected D36Neb Re elected D35Mont Re elected D34Miss Re elected D33Mich Re elected D32Mass Re elected D31Md Re electedD41Texas Re elected D42Wash Re elected D43W Va Re elected D44Wis Re elected D45N J Gain D46N M Gain R54Va Gain R53Nev Gain R52Wyo Re elected R51Vt Re electedMajority R41 R42Calif Hold R43Conn Re elected R44Del Re elected R45Ind Re elected R46Minn Re elected R47Mo Re elected R48Pa Re elected R49R I Re elected R50Utah Re electedR40 R39 R38 R37 R36 R35 R34 R33 R32 R31R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29 R30R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10Key D DemocraticR RepublicanI IndependentRace summaries editSpecial elections edit There were no special elections during 1982 Elections leading to the next Congress edit In these general elections the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3 1983 ordered by state All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party Electoral historyArizona Dennis DeConcini Democratic 1976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Dennis DeConcini Democratic 56 9 Pete Dunn Republican 40 3 Randall Clamons Libertarian 2 8 California S I Hayakawa Republican 19761977 Appointed Incumbent retired New senator elected Republican hold nbsp Y Pete Wilson Republican 51 5 Jerry Brown Democratic 44 8 Tena Dietrich American Independent 1 4 David Wald Peace and Freedom 1 2 Joseph Fuhrig Libertarian 1 1 Connecticut Lowell Weicker Republican 19701976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Lowell Weicker Republican 50 4 Toby Moffett Democratic 46 1 Lucien DiFazio Conservative 2 8 James A Lewis Libertarian 0 7 Delaware William Roth Republican 19701971 Appointed 1976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y William Roth Republican 55 2 David N Levinson Democratic 44 2 Florida Lawton Chiles Democratic 19701976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Lawton Chiles Democratic 61 7 Van B Poole Republican 38 3 Hawaii Spark Matsunaga Democratic 1976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Spark Matsunaga Democratic 80 1 Clarence J Brown Republican 17 0 E Bernier Nachtwey Independent 2 9 Indiana Richard Lugar Republican 1976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Richard Lugar Republican 53 8 Floyd Fithian Democratic 45 6 Raymond James American 0 6 Maine George J Mitchell Democratic 1980 Appointed Interim appointee elected nbsp Y George J Mitchell Democratic 60 9 David F Emery Republican 39 1 Maryland Paul Sarbanes Democratic 1976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Paul Sarbanes Democratic 63 5 Lawrence Hogan Republican 36 5 Massachusetts Ted Kennedy Democratic 1962 special 196419701976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Ted Kennedy Democratic 60 8 Ray Shamie Republican 38 3 Howard S Katz Libertarian 0 9 Michigan Donald Riegle Democratic 19761976 Appointed Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Donald Riegle Democratic 57 7 Philip Ruppe Republican 40 9 Minnesota David Durenberger Republican 1978 special Incumbent re elected nbsp Y David Durenberger Republican 52 6 Mark Dayton DFL 46 6 Mississippi John C Stennis Democratic 1947 special 19521958196419701976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John C Stennis Democratic 64 2 Haley Barbour Republican 35 8 Missouri John Danforth Republican 19761976 Appointed Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Danforth Republican 50 8 Harriett Woods Democratic 49 1 Montana John Melcher Democratic 1976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Melcher Democratic 54 4 Larry R Williams Republican 41 7 Larry Dodge Libertarian 3 9 Nebraska Edward Zorinsky Democratic 19761976 Appointed Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Edward Zorinsky Democratic 66 6 Jim Keck Republican 28 5 Virginia Walsh Independent 4 9 Nevada Howard Cannon Democratic 1958196419701976 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected Republican gain nbsp Y Chic Hecht Republican 50 1 Howard Cannon Democratic 47 7 New Jersey Nicholas F Brady Republican 1982 Appointed Interim appointee retired New senator elected Democratic gain Incumbent resigned December 20 1982 to give successor preferential seniority Winner appointed December 27 1982 nbsp Y Frank Lautenberg Democratic 50 9 Millicent Fenwick Republican 47 8 New Mexico Harrison Schmitt Republican 1976 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected Democratic gain nbsp Y Jeff Bingaman Democratic 53 8 Harrison Schmitt Republican 46 2 New York Daniel Patrick Moynihan Democratic 1976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Daniel Patrick Moynihan Democratic 65 1 Florence M Sullivan Republican 34 2 North Dakota Quentin Burdick Democratic NPL 1960 special 196419701976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Quentin Burdick Democratic NPL 62 8 Gene Knorr Republican 34 0 Anna B Bourgois Independent 3 1 Ohio Howard Metzenbaum Democratic 1974 Appointed 1974 Lost 1974 Resigned 19761976 Appointed Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Howard Metzenbaum Democratic 56 7 Paul Pfeifer Republican 41 1 Pennsylvania John Heinz Republican 1976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Heinz Republican 59 3 Cyril Wecht Democratic 39 2 Rhode Island John Chafee Republican 19761976 Appointed Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Chafee Republican 51 2 Julius C Michaelson Democratic 48 8 Tennessee Jim Sasser Democratic 1976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Jim Sasser Democratic 61 9 Robin Beard Republican 38 1 Texas Lloyd Bentsen Democratic 19701976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Lloyd Bentsen Democratic 58 6 James M Collins Republican 40 5 Utah Orrin Hatch Republican 1976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Orrin Hatch Republican 58 3 Ted Wilson Democratic 41 3 George Mercier Libertarian 0 2 Lawrence R Kauffman American 0 2 Vermont Robert Stafford Republican 1971 Appointed 1972 special 1976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Robert Stafford Republican 50 3 James A Guest Democratic 47 2 Virginia Harry F Byrd Jr Independent 1965 Appointed c 1966 special 19701976 Incumbent retired New senator elected Republican gain nbsp Y Paul Trible Republican 51 2 Dick Davis Democratic 48 8 Washington Henry M Jackson Democratic 19521958196419701976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Henry M Jackson Democratic 68 9 Doug Jewett Republican 24 3 King Lysen Independent 5 3 Jesse Chiang Libertarian 1 5 West Virginia Robert Byrd Democratic 1958196419701976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Robert Byrd Democratic 68 5 Cleve Benedict Republican 30 8 William Bailey Howland Socialist Workers 0 7 Wisconsin William Proxmire Democratic 1957 special 1958196419701976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y William Proxmire Democratic 63 6 Scott McCallum Republican 34 1 Wyoming Malcolm Wallop Republican 1976 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Malcolm Wallop Republican 56 7 Rodger McDaniel Democratic 43 3 Closest races editIn eleven races the margin of victory was under 10 State Party of winner MarginMissouri Republican 1 7 Nevada Republican flip 2 4 Rhode Island Republican 2 4 Virginia Republican flip 2 4 New Jersey Democratic flip 3 1 Vermont Republican 3 1 d Connecticut Republican 4 3 Minnesota Republican 6 0 California Republican 6 7 New Mexico Democratic flip 7 6 Indiana Republican 8 2 Arizona editArizona election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Dennis DeConcini Pete DunnParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 411 970 291 749Percentage 56 9 40 3 nbsp U S Senate election results map Blue denotes counties won by DeConcini Red denotes those won by Dunn U S senator before electionDennis DeConciniDemocratic Elected U S Senator Dennis DeConciniDemocraticMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Arizona See also List of United States senators from Arizona Incumbent Democrat Dennis DeConcini won re election to a second term over Republican Pete Dunn State Representative General election results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Dennis DeConcini Incumbent 411 970 56 9 2 9 Republican Peter Dunn 291 749 40 3 3 0 Libertarian Randall Clamons 20 100 2 8 1 8 Write ins 66 0Majority 120 221 16 6 5 9 Turnout 723 885Democratic hold SwingCalifornia editCalifornia election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Pete Wilson Jerry BrownParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 4 022 565 3 494 968Percentage 51 4 44 8 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionS I HayakawaRepublican Elected U S Senator Pete WilsonRepublicanMain article 1982 United States Senate election in California See also List of United States senators from California Incumbent Republican S I Hayakawa decided to retire after one term Republican Pete Wilson Mayor of San Diego and former Assemblyman won the open seat over Democratic Governor Jerry Brown Wilson was known as a fiscal conservative who supported Proposition 13 although Wilson had opposed the measure while mayor of San Diego However Brown ran on his gubernatorial record of building the largest state budget surpluses in California history Both Wilson and Brown were moderate to liberal on social issues including support for abortion rights The election was expected to be close with Brown holding a slim lead in most of the polls leading up to Election Day Wilson hammered away at Brown s appointment of California Chief Justice Rose Bird using this to portray himself as tougher on crime than Brown was Brown s late entry into the 1980 Democratic presidential primary after promising not to run was also an issue President Ronald Reagan made a number of visits to California late in the race to campaign for Wilson Reagan quipped that the last thing he wanted to see was one of his home state s U S Senate seats falling into Democrats hands especially to be occupied by the man who succeeded him as governor Despite exit polls indicating a narrow Brown victory Wilson won by a wide margin General election results 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Pete Wilson 4 022 565 51 5Democratic Jerry Brown 3 494 968 44 8Libertarian Joseph Fuhrig 107 720 1 4Peace and Freedom David Wald 96 388 1 2American Independent Theresa Dietrich 83 809 1 1Independent Thomas Kendall Write In 36 0Independent Ben Leonik Write In 34 0Majority 527 597 6 7Turnout 7 805 520Republican holdConnecticut editConnecticut election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Lowell Weicker Toby MoffettParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 545 987 499 146Percentage 50 4 46 1 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionLowell P Weicker Jr Republican Elected U S Senator Lowell P Weicker Jr RepublicanMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Connecticut See also List of United States senators from Connecticut Incumbent Republican Lowell P Weicker Jr won re election to a third term over Democratic member of the House Toby Moffett General election results 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Lowell Weicker Incumbent 545 987 50 4Democratic Toby Moffett 499 146 46 1Conservative Lucien DiFazio 30 212 2 8Libertarian James A Lewis 8 163 0 8Majority 46 841 4 3Turnout 1 083 508Republican holdDelaware editDelaware election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Bill V Roth David N LevinsonParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 105 357 84 413Percentage 55 2 44 2 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionBill V RothRepublican Elected U S Senator Bill V RothRepublicanMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Delaware See also List of United States senators from Delaware Incumbent Republican Bill V Roth won reelection to a third term over the state s Democratic Insurance Commissioner David N Levinson General election results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Bill V Roth Incumbent 105 357 55 2 0 6 Democratic David N Levinson 84 413 44 2 0 6 Libertarian Lawrence Sullivan 653 0 3American Independent Charles Baker 537 0 3 0 Majority 20 944 11 0 1 2 Turnout 190 960Republican hold SwingFlorida editFlorida election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Lawton Chiles Van B PooleParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 1 637 667 1 015 330Percentage 61 7 38 3 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionLawton ChilesDemocratic Elected U S Senator Lawton ChilesDemocraticMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Florida See also List of United States senators from Florida Incumbent Democrat Lawton Chiles won re election to a third term over Republican state senator Van B Poole Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes Democratic Lawton Chiles incumbent 1 044 246 100Republican primary results 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Van B Poole 154 163 41 6Republican David H Bludworth 116 040 31 3Republican George Snyder 100 609 27 1Total votes 370 812 100Republican primary runoff results 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican Van B Poole 131 655 58 1Republican David H Bludworth 95 035 41 9Total votes 226 690 100General election results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Lawton Chiles incumbent 1 637 667 61 7 1 3 Republican Van B Poole 1 015 330 38 3 1 2 Write ins 422 0Majority 622 337 23 5 2 5 Total votes 2 653 419 100Democratic hold SwingHawaii editHawaii election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Spark Matsunaga Clarence BrownParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 245 386 52 071Percentage 80 1 17 0 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionSpark MatsunagaDemocratic Elected U S Senator Spark MatsunagaDemocraticMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Hawaii See also List of United States senators from Hawaii Incumbent Democrat Spark Matsunaga won re election to a second term 6 over Republican Clarence Brown a retired Foreign Service officer 7 General election results 8 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Spark Matsunaga Incumbent 245 386 80 1Republican Clarence Brown 52 071 17 0Independent Democrat E Bernier Nachtwey 8 953 2 9Majority 193 315 63 1Turnout 306 410Democratic holdIndiana editIndiana election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Richard Lugar Floyd FithianParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 978 301 828 400Percentage 53 8 45 6 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionRichard LugarRepublican Elected U S Senator Richard LugarRepublicanMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Indiana See also List of United States senators from Indiana Incumbent Republican Richard Lugar faced Democratic United States Representative Floyd Fithian in the general election Lugar won with a margin of 54 of the vote compared to Fithian s 46 After the 1980 census the Indiana General Assembly redistricted Indiana s congressional districts pushing Democratic representative Floyd Fithian s district into more conservative territory 9 After redistricting Fithian the three term incumbent of Indiana s 2nd congressional district decided to run for Secretary of State of Indiana but withdrew from the primary to ultimately run for the United States Senate He challenged fellow Democrat and one term Indiana State Senator Michael Kendall of Jasper Indiana who Fithian earlier encouraged to run for the Senate 10 Kendall who represented Indiana s 47th Senate district and formed the Notre Dame Students for Robert Kennedy organization during the 1968 presidential election 11 was seen a young progressive alternative to Fithian who he called the ideological twin of Richard Lugar 12 After the bitterly contested primary Fithian prevailed over Kendall winning with 59 of the vote 13 Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes Democratic Floyd Fithian 262 644 59 5Democratic Michael Kendall 178 702 40 5Total votes 441 346 100Incumbent United States Senator Richard Lugar won the republican nomination in an uncontested primary on May 4 1982 14 Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes Republican Richard Lugar Incumbent 498 248 100Total votes 498 248In the general election Lugar faced Fithian and American Party candidate Raymond James 1 On November 5 1982 Lugar defeated Fithian and James in the general election winning 74 of Indiana s 93 counties 15 Indiana election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Richard Lugar Incumbent 978 301 53 8Democratic Floyd Fithian 828 400 45 6American Raymond James 10 586 0 6Majority 149 901 8 3Turnout 1 817 287Republican holdMaine editMaine election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee George J Mitchell David F EmeryParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 279 819 179 882Percentage 60 9 39 1 nbsp County resultsMitchell 50 60 60 70 Emery 50 60 U S senator before electionGeorge J MitchellDemocratic Elected U S Senator George J MitchellDemocraticMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Maine See also List of United States senators from Maine and 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine Incumbent Democrat George J Mitchell originally appointed to the seat after Edmund Muskie resigned won re election to his full six year term over Republican U S Representative David F Emery earning 61 of the vote to Emery s 39 Mitchell would serve two more terms in the Senate eventually serving as Senate Majority Leader Maine election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic George J Mitchell Incumbent 279 819 60 9Republican David F Emery 179 882 39 1None Write Ins 14 0Majority 99 937 21 7Turnout 459 715Democratic holdMaryland editMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Maryland See also List of United States senators from Maryland Maryland election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Paul Sarbanes Lawrence HoganParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 707 356 407 334Percentage 63 5 36 5 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionPaul SarbanesDemocratic Elected U S Senator Paul SarbanesDemocraticIncumbent Democrat Paul Sarbanes won re election to a second term in office He defeated the Republican former Representative from Maryland s 5th district and Prince George s County Executive Lawrence Hogan 16 Maryland election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Paul Sarbanes Incumbent 707 356 63 5Republican Lawrence Hogan 407 334 36 5Majority 300 022 26 9Turnout 1 114 690Democratic holdMassachusetts editMassachusetts election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Ted Kennedy Ray ShamieParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 1 247 084 784 602Percentage 60 8 38 3 nbsp Results by town Red indicates towns carried by Ray Shamie blue indicates towns carried by Ted Kennedy U S senator before electionTed KennedyDemocratic Elected U S Senator Ted KennedyDemocraticMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Massachusetts See also List of United States senators from Massachusetts Incumbent Democrat Ted Kennedy won re election to his fifth his fourth full term over Republican Ray Shamie a millionaire businessman and metalwork entrepreneur nbsp Results by countyGeneral election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Ted Kennedy Incumbent 1 247 084 60 8 8 5Republican Ray Shamie 784 602 38 3 9 3Libertarian Howard S Katz 18 878 0 9 0 9All others 205 0 0Total votes 2 050 769 70 3 Majority 462 482 22 6 Democratic hold SwingMichigan editMichigan election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Don Riegle Philip RuppeParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 1 728 793 1 223 288Percentage 57 74 40 85 nbsp County resultsRiegle 50 60 60 70 70 80 Ruppe 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionDon RiegleDemocratic Elected U S Senator Don RiegleDemocraticMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Michigan See also List of United States senators from Michigan Incumbent Democrat Don Riegle won re election to a second term defeating Republican challenger Philip Ruppe a former U S Representative from Houghton Michigan election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Donald Riegle incumbent 1 728 793 57 7Republican Philip Ruppe 1 223 288 40 9Libertarian Bette Erwin 19 131 0 6American Independent Daniel Eller 12 660 0 4Workers League Helen Halyard 6 085 0 2Socialist Workers Steve Beumer 4 335 0 1None Write Ins 42 0Majority 505 505 16 9Turnout 2 994 334Democratic holdMinnesota editMinnesota election nbsp 19781988 nbsp nbsp Nominee David Durenberger Mark DaytonParty Ind Republican Democratic DFL Popular vote 949 207 840 401Percentage 52 6 46 6 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionDavid DurenbergerInd Republican Elected U S Senator David DurenbergerInd RepublicanMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Minnesota See also List of United States senators from Minnesota Incumbent Republican David Durenberger won re election to his second term over Democratic businessman Mark Dayton 17 nbsp Dayton campaigning with former VP Walter Mondale General election results Party Candidate Votes Democratic Mark Dayton 359 014 69 1Democratic Eugene McCarthy 125 229 24 1Democratic Charles E Pearson 19 855 3 8Democratic William A Branstner 15 754 3 0Dayton 35 self financed his campaign Married to a Rockefeller and heir to a department store his net worth was an estimated 30 million Durenberger who in 1978 and won the special election to finish the term of the late Hubert Humphrey was largely unknown He was considered a moderate but supported Reagan s tax cuts Dayton ran against Reaganomics He has also campaigned against tax breaks for the wealthy and even promised to close tax loopholes for the rich and the corporations and if you think that includes the Daytons you re right 18 By the end of September the senate election already became the most expensive election of all time with over 8 million being spent Dayton spent over 5 million 19 while Durenberger spent over 2 million 20 General election results Party Candidate Votes Republican David Durenberger Incumbent 949 207 52 6Democratic Mark Dayton 840 401 46 6Socialist Workers Bill Onasch 5 897 0 3Libertarian Frederick Hewitt 5 870 0 3New Union Party Jeffrey M Miller 3 300 0 2Majority 108 806 6 0Turnout 1 804 675Republican holdMississippi editMississippi election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee John C Stennis Haley BarbourParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 414 099 230 927Percentage 64 2 35 8 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionJohn C StennisDemocratic Elected U S Senator John C StennisDemocraticMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Mississippi See also List of United States senators from Mississippi Incumbent Democrat John C Stennis won re election to his seventh term over Republican Haley Barbour a political operative who campaigned for U S Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford General election results 21 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John Stennis Incumbent 414 099 64 2Republican Haley Barbour 230 927 35 8Majority 184 172 28 4Turnout 645 026Democratic holdMissouri editMissouri election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee John Danforth Harriett WoodsParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 784 876 758 629Percentage 50 8 49 2 nbsp County Results Danforth 50 60 60 70 Woods 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionJohn DanforthRepublican Elected U S Senator John DanforthRepublicanMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Missouri See also List of United States senators from Missouri Incumbent John Danforth originally elected in the 1976 United States Senate election in Missouri ran for a second term In the general election he narrowly defeated state senator Harriett Woods by just over a percentage point Danforth would go on to serve two more terms in the Senate Missouri election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican John Danforth Incumbent 784 876 50 9Democratic Harriett Woods 758 629 49 2None Write Ins 16 0Majority 26 247 1 7Turnout 1 543 521Republican holdMontana editMontana election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee John Melcher Larry R WilliamsParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 174 861 133 789Percentage 54 5 41 7 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionJohn MelcherDemocratic Elected U S Senator John MelcherDemocraticMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Montana See also List of United States senators from Montana Incumbent John Melcher who was first elected to the Senate in 1976 opted to run for re election He won the Democratic primary after he faced a tough intraparty challenger and advanced to the general election where he faced Larry R Williams an author and the Republican nominee and Larry Dodge the Libertarian nominee Though his margin was reduced significantly from his initial election Melcher still comfortably won re election to his second and final term in the Senate During his first term in the Senate Melcher s relative conservatism for a Democrat prompted a primary challenger in Michael Bond a housing contractor who campaigned on his opposition to nuclear war Bond attacked Melcher for voting to increase spending on nuclear arms and pledged to reduce military spending to 60 billion and to use the savings to reduce interest rates 22 During the campaign Bond came under fire from the state branches of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans for turning in his draft card in 1967 to protest the Vietnam War who put out a statement saying There is no place in the U S Senate for any draft dodger draft card burner or draft protester of any kind 23 Democratic Party primary results 24 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jack Melcher Incumbent 83 539 68 3Democratic Mike Bond 33 565 27 4Total votes 122 369 100Republican Primary results 24 Party Candidate Votes Republican Larry R Williams 49 615 88 1Republican Willie Dee Morris 6 696 11 9Total votes 56 311 100Montana election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John Melcher Incumbent 174 861 54 5 9 7 Republican Larry R Williams 133 789 41 7 5 8 Libertarian Larry Dodge 12 412 3 9Majority 41 072 12 8 15 5 Turnout 321 062Democratic hold SwingNebraska editNebraska election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Edward Zorinsky Jim KeckParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 363 350 155 760Percentage 66 6 28 6 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionEdward ZorinskyDemocratic Elected U S Senator Edward ZorinskyDemocraticMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Nebraska See also List of United States senators from Nebraska Incumbent Democrat Edward Zorinsky won re election 1982 Nebraska U S Senate Election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Edward Zorinsky incumbent 363 350 66 6Republican Jim Keck 155 760 28 6Independent Virginia Walsh 26 443 4 9None Write Ins 94 0Majority 207 590 38 0Turnout 545 647Democratic holdNevada editNevada election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Chic Hecht Howard CannonParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 120 377 114 720Percentage 50 1 47 7 nbsp U S Senate election results map Red denotes those won by Hecht Blue denotes counties won by Cannon Hecht 40 50 Hecht 50 60 Hecht 60 70 Cannon 50 60 U S senator before electionHoward CannonDemocratic Elected U S Senator Chic HechtRepublicanMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Nevada See also List of United States senators from Nevada Incumbent Democrat Howard Cannon ran for re election to a fifth term but lost to Republican State Senator Chic Hecht General election results 25 Party Candidate Votes Republican Chic Hecht 120 377 50 1Democratic Howard Cannon Incumbent 114 720 47 7None of These Candidates 5 297 2 2Majority 15 657 2 4Turnout 240 394Republican gain from DemocraticNew Jersey editNew Jersey election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Frank Lautenberg Millicent FenwickParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 1 117 549 1 047 626Percentage 50 9 47 8 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionNicholas F BradyRepublican Elected U S Senator Frank LautenbergDemocraticMain article 1982 United States Senate election in New Jersey See also List of United States senators from New Jersey Democrat Frank Lautenberg won for the seat held by retiring incumbent Republican Senator Nicholas Brady Lautenberg won the seat with a margin of 3 2 over member of the House Millicent Fenwick Cresitello dropped out of the race on May 27 but remained on the June 8 primary ballot 26 Democratic Party primary results 27 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Frank Lautenberg 104 666 26 0Democratic Andrew Maguire 92 878 23 1Democratic Joseph A LeFante 81 440 20 2Democratic Barbara Boggs Sigmund 45 708 11 3Democratic Howard Rosen 28 427 7 1Democratic Angelo Bianchi 17 684 4 4Democratic Cyril Yannarelli 10 188 2 5Democratic Frank Forst 9 563 2 4Democratic Richard D McAleer 8 110 2 0Democratic Donald Cresitello 4 295 1 1Total votes 402 959 100Republican Party primary results 27 Party Candidate Votes Republican Millicent Fenwick 193 683 54 3Republican Jeff Bell 163 145 45 7Total votes 356 828 100The seat had been occupied by Democrat Harrison A Williams who resigned on March 11 1982 after being implicated in the Abscam scandal After Williams resignation Republican Governor Thomas Kean appointed Republican Nicholas F Brady to the seat Brady served in the Senate through the primary and general elections but did not run for the seat himself In the general election Lautenberg faced popular Republican member of the House Millicent Fenwick She ran on a very progressive platform and polls in the Summer of 1982 put her ahead by 18 points Even Lautenberg quipped that she was the most popular candidate in the country 28 Lautenberg spent more of his own money eventually out spending Fenwick two to one He emphasised President Reagan s unpopularity reminded the voters that she would be a vote for a Republican majority in the Senate and called Fenwick who was 72 eccentric and erratic but denied that he was referring to her age 28 29 He did however point out that she would be almost 80 at the end of her first term and was therefore unlikely to gain much seniority in the Senate 28 Coincidentally the age issue would be used against Lautenberg in his own re election bid in 2008 Lautenberg won by 51 to 48 in what was considered a major upset 28 Brady who had just a few days left in his appointed term resigned on December 27 1982 allowing Lautenberg to take office several days before the traditional swearing in of senators which gave him an edge in seniority over the other freshman senators General election results 30 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Frank Lautenberg 1 117 549 50 9Republican Millicent Fenwick 1 047 626 47 8Libertarian Henry Koch 9 934 0 5Socialist Labor Julius Levin 5 580 0 3Independent Martin E Wendelken 4 745 0 2Socialist Workers Claire Moriarty 3 726 0 2Grassroots Robert T Bastien 2 955 0 1Repeal TF 807 Rose Zeidwerg Monyek 1 830 0 1Majority 69 923 3 2Turnout 2 193 945 100Democratic gain from Republican SwingNew Mexico editNew Mexico election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Jeff Bingaman Harrison SchmittParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 217 682 187 128Percentage 53 8 46 2 nbsp County ResultsU S senator before electionHarrison SchmittRepublican Elected U S Senator Jeff BingamanDemocraticMain article 1982 United States Senate election in New Mexico See also List of United States senators from New Mexico Incumbent Republican Harrison Schmitt was running for re election to a second term but lost to Democrat Jeff Bingaman Attorney General of New Mexico New Mexico election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jeff Bingaman 217 682 53 8 11 1 Republican Harrison Schmitt Incumbent 187 128 46 2 10 6 Majority 30 554 7 6 6 6 Turnout 404 810Democratic gain from Republican SwingNew York editNew York election nbsp 19761988 nbsp Nominee Pat Moynihan Florence SullivanParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 3 232 146 1 696 766Percentage 65 1 34 2 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionPat MoynihanDemocratic Elected U S Senator Pat MoynihanDemocraticMain article 1982 United States Senate election in New York See also List of United States senators from New York Incumbent Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan won re election to a second term over Republican Assemblywoman Florence Sullivan General election results 31 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Daniel Patrick Moynihan Incumbent 3 232 146 65 1Republican Florence Sullivan 1 696 766 34 2Libertarian James J McKeown 23 379 0 5Socialist Workers Steven Wattenmaker 15 206 0 5None Write Ins 232 0Majority 1 535 380 30 9Turnout 4 967 729Democratic holdNorth Dakota editNorth Dakota election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Quentin Burdick Gene KnorrParty Democratic NPL RepublicanPopular vote 164 873 89 304Percentage 62 82 34 03 nbsp County resultsBurdick 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Knorr 40 50 50 60 U S Senator before electionQuentin BurdickDemocratic Elected U S Senator Quentin BurdickDemocraticMain article 1982 United States Senate election in North Dakota See also List of United States senators from North Dakota The incumbent North Dakota Democratic NPL Party Dem NPL Quentin Burdick sought and received re election to his fifth term defeating Republican candidate Gene Knorr 1 Only Burdick filed as a Dem NPLer and the endorsed Republican candidate was cattle rancher Gene Knorr Burdick and Knorr won the primary elections for their respective parties Burdick s campaign was known for employing more television advertisement spending when compared with his campaigns in the past as well as making several negative portrayals Knorr had the support of Vice President George H W Bush who campaigned in state to support his candidacy The election was also noted as the first where Burdick s age began to become an issue Burdick who was 74 during the year of the election faced a much younger Knorr who was 41 At one point Burdick challenged Knorr to a fistfight to prove his vitality but the challenge assumed to be a joke never occurred After being defeated Knorr moved to Washington D C where he took the position of staff vice president with Philip Morris International One independent candidate Anna B Bourgois also filed before the deadline running under her self created party titled God Family and Country Bourgois would later run for North Dakota s other United States Senate seat as an independent in 1986 challenging Mark Andrews She received over 8 000 votes in the election which is rather high for an independent Some attribute her large number of votes to the name of her party which was based on things that North Dakotans valued Despite the result Bourgois campaign still had little impact on the outcome North Dakota election Party Candidate Votes Democratic Quentin Burdick Incumbent 164 873 62 8Republican Gene Knorr 89 304 34 0Independent Anna B Bourgois 8 288 3 1Majority 75 569 28 8Turnout 262 465Democratic holdPrior to the 1982 Senate campaign Knorr had been working in Washington DC since 1970 when he worked for the Department of Treasury He began working in Washington DC residing in McLean Virginia after receiving a Juris Doctorate from Northwestern University where he was celebrated in debate From Treasury he worked as a lobbyist with Charls E Walker Associates Ohio editOhio election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Howard Metzenbaum Paul PfeiferParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 1 923 767 1 396 790Percentage 56 66 41 14 nbsp County ResultsMetzenbaum 50 60 60 70 70 80 Pfeifer 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionHoward MetzenbaumDemocratic Elected U S Senator Howard MetzenbaumDemocraticMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Ohio See also List of United States senators from Ohio Incumbent Democrat Howard Metzenbaum successfully sought re election to his third term defeating Republican State Senator from Bucyrus Paul Pfeifer Ohio election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Howard Metzenbaum Incumbent 1 923 767 56 7Republican Paul Pfeifer 1 396 790 41 1Independent Alicia Merel 38 803 1 1Libertarian Philip Herzing 36 103 1 1Majority 526 977 15 5Turnout 3 395 463Democratic holdPennsylvania editPennsylvania election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee John Heinz Cyril WechtParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 2 136 418 1 412 965Percentage 59 3 39 2 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionH John Heinz IIIRepublican Elected U S Senator H John Heinz IIIRepublicanMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania See also List of United States senators from Pennsylvania Incumbent Republican H John Heinz III successfully sought re election to another term defeating Democratic nominee Cyril Wecht member of the Allegheny County Board of Commissioners John Heinz s Democratic opponent in the 1982 election was Allegheny County commissioner and former coroner Cyril Wecht who lacked significant name recognition outside of Pittsburgh his home town Although the 1982 elections were a setback nationally for incumbent President Ronald Reagan and the Republican Party neither Heinz nor incumbent Republican governor Dick Thornburgh who was also up for re election in 1982 were challenged by Democrats with statewide prominence Wecht ran a low budget campaign lacking the assets to boost his name recognition The Philadelphia Inquirer ran a headline dubbing the race The Race for Senator No One Seemed to Notice 32 Despite this Heinz ran a cautious campaign running as a moderate due to Pennsylvania s unemployment 11 one of the highest in the nation at the time as well as the declining health of Pennsylvania s coal mining manufacturing and steel industries In the end Heinz won the election by a wide margin winning 59 3 of the popular vote Wecht won 39 2 of the popular vote 32 General election results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican H John Heinz III Incumbent 2 136 418 59 3 6 9 Democratic Cyril Wecht 1 412 965 39 2 7 6 Libertarian Barbara I Karkutt 19 244 0 5 0 5 Socialist Workers William H Thomas 18 951 0 5 0 4 Consumer Liane Norman 16 530 0 5 0 5 Majority 723 453 20 1 14 5 Turnout 3 604 108Republican hold SwingRhode Island editRhode Island election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee John Chafee Julius C MichaelsonParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 175 495 167 283Percentage 51 49 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionJohn ChafeeRepublican Elected U S Senator John ChafeeRepublicanMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Rhode Island See also List of United States senators from Rhode Island Incumbent Republican John Chafee successfully sought re election to a second term defeating Democrat Julius C Michaelson former Attorney General of Rhode Island Democratic primary results 33 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Julius C Michaelson 56 800 82 4Democratic Helen E Flynn 12 159 17 6Majority 44 641 64 7Total votes 68 959 100General election results 34 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican John Chafee Incumbent 175 495 51 2Democratic Julius C Michaelson 167 283 48 8Majority 8 212 2 4Total votes 342 778 100Republican holdTennessee editMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Tennessee See also List of United States senators from Tennessee Tennessee election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Jim Sasser Robin BeardParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 780 113 479 642Percentage 61 9 38 1 nbsp County resultsSenator before electionJim SasserDemocratic Elected Senator Jim SasserDemocraticDemocrat Jim Sasser was re elected with 61 9 of the vote over Republican Robin Beard a member of the U S House of Representatives General election results 35 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jim Sasser Incumbent 780 113 61 9Republican Robin Beard 479 642 38 1Majority 300 471 23 9Turnout 1 259 755Democratic holdTexas editTexas election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Lloyd Bentsen James M CollinsParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 1 818 223 1 256 759Percentage 58 59 40 50 nbsp County resultsBentsen 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Collins 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionLloyd BentsenDemocratic Elected U S Senator Lloyd BentsenDemocraticMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Texas See also List of United States senators from Texas Incumbent Democrat Lloyd Bentsen successfully ran for re election to his third term defeating Republican U S Representative James M Collins Democrat incumbent Lloyd Bentsen won re election Texas election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Lloyd Bentsen Incumbent 1 818 223 58 6Republican James M Collins 1 256 759 40 5Libertarian John E Ford 23 494 0 8Citizens Lineaus Hooper Lorette 4 564 0 2None Write Ins 127 0Majority 561 464 18 1Turnout 3 103 167Democratic holdUtah editMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Utah See also List of United States senators from Utah Utah election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Orrin Hatch Ted WilsonParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 309 332 219 482Percentage 58 3 41 4 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionOrrin HatchRepublican Elected U S Senator Orrin HatchRepublicanIncumbent Republican Orrin Hatch successfully ran for re election to his second term defeating Democrat Mayor of Salt Lake City Ted Wilson Utah election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Orrin Hatch Incumbent 309 332 58 3Democratic Ted Wilson 219 482 41 4Libertarian George Mercier 1 035 0 2American Lawrence R Kauffman 953 0 2Majority 89 850 16 9Turnout 530 802Republican holdVermont editVermont election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Robert Stafford James A GuestParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 84 450 79 340Percentage 50 3 47 2 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionRobert StaffordRepublican Elected U S Senator Robert StaffordRepublicanMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Vermont See also List of United States senators from Vermont Incumbent Republican Robert Stafford successfully ran for re election to another term in the United States Senate defeating Democratic candidate James A Guest Republican primary results 36 Party Candidate Votes Republican Robert Stafford Incumbent 26 323 46 2Republican Stewart M Ledbetter 19 743 34 7Republican John McClaughry 10 692 18 8Republican Other 162 0 3Total votes 65 920 100 Democratic primary results 36 Party Candidate Votes Democratic James A Guest 11 352 67 1Democratic Thomas E McGregor 3 749 22 2Democratic Earl S Gardner 1 281 7 6Democratic Other 536 3 2Total votes 16 918 100 Vermont election 37 Party Candidate Votes Republican Robert Stafford Incumbent 84 450 50 3Democratic James A Guest 79 340 47 2Independent Michael Edward Hackett 1 463 1 0Independent Ion Laskaris 897 0 5Libertarian Bo Adlerbert 892 0 5N A Other 961 0 6Total votes 168 003 100 Majority 5 109 3 0Republican holdVirginia editVirginia election nbsp 19761988 Turnout35 7 voting eligible 38 nbsp nbsp Nominee Paul Trible Dick DavisParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 724 571 690 839Percentage 51 2 48 8 nbsp County and independent city resultsU S senator before electionHarry F Byrd Jr Independent Elected U S Senator Paul TribleRepublicanMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Virginia See also List of United States senators from Virginia U S Representative from Virginia s 1st district Paul Trible replaced Independent Senator Harry F Byrd Jr who was stepping down after three terms He beat Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Richard Joseph Davis Virginia election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Paul Trible 724 571 51 2 51 2 Democratic Dick Davis 690 839 48 8 10 5 Write ins 212 0Majority 33 732 2 4 16 6 Turnout 1 415 622Republican gain from Independent SwingWashington editWashington election nbsp 19761983 special nbsp nbsp nbsp Nominee Henry M Jackson Douglas Jewett King LysenParty Democratic Republican IndependentPopular vote 943 665 332 273 72 297Percentage 68 96 24 28 5 28 nbsp County ResultsU S senator before electionHenry M JacksonDemocratic Elected U S Senator Henry M JacksonDemocraticMain article 1982 United States Senate election in Washington See also List of United States senators from Washington Incumbent Democrat Henry M Jackson successfully ran for re election to his sixth and final term defeating Republican challenger Doug Jewett a Seattle City Attorney and independent King Lysen a state senator Washington election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Henry M Jackson Incumbent 943 655 69 0Republican Doug Jewett 332 273 24 3Independent King Lysen 72 297 5 3Independent Jesse Chiang 20 251 1 5Majority 611 382 44 7Turnout 1 368 476Democratic holdWest Virginia editWest Virginia election nbsp 19761988 nbsp nbsp Nominee Robert Byrd Cleve BenedictParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 387 170 173 910Percentage 68 5 30 8 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionRobert ByrdDemocratic Elected U S Senator Robert ByrdDemocraticMain article 1982 United States Senate election in West Virginia See also List of United States senators from West Virginia Incumbent Democrat Robert Byrd won re election to a fifth term over Republican Cleve Benedict a freshman member of the House Benedict made great note of Byrd s record of high office in the Ku Klux Klan his avoidance of service in World War II and the fact that Byrd then alone among members of Congress owned no home in the state he represented His campaign represented the last serious and well funded effort to unseat Byrd spending 1 098 218 Byrd was Minority Leader at the time General election 39 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Robert Byrd Incumbent td style, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. | ||