1986 United States Senate elections

The 1986 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate. Held on November 4, in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term, the 34 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections. The Republicans had to defend an unusually large number of freshman Senate incumbents who had been elected on President Ronald Reagan's coattails in 1980. Democrats won a net of eight seats, defeating seven freshman incumbents, picking up two Republican-held open seats, and regaining control of the Senate for the first time since January 1981. This remains the most recent midterm election cycle in which the sitting president's party suffered net losses while still flipping a Senate seat.

1986 United States Senate elections

← 1984 November 4, 1986 1988 →
34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Robert Byrd Bob Dole Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 3, 1977 January 3, 1985 Leader's seat West Virginia Kansas Seats before 47 53 Seats after 55 45 Seat change 8 8 Popular vote 24,347,369^[1] 23,126,219^[a]^[1] Percentage 50.1% 47.6% Seats up 12 22 Races won 20 14
Results of the elections:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican gain      Republican hold      No election Rectangular inset (North Carolina): both seats up for election
Majority Leader before election Bob Dole Republican Elected Majority Leader Robert Byrd Democratic

Democrats gained a net eight seats, and recaptured control of the Senate from the Republicans with a 55–45 majority. They defeated seven incumbents, all but one of whom had been elected in 1980, and gained open seats held by retiring Republicans in Maryland and Nevada. Republicans gained one open seat in Missouri. Bob Dole (R-Kansas) and Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia) exchanged positions as the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader. However, the Democratic majority would be reduced to 54-46 following the March 1987 death of Democrat Edward Zorinsky, who was then replaced with a Republican.

This was the last election cycle — until 2016 — in which the Democrats in this class of senators amassed a gain in seats (not including special elections held in off-years in some states to fill the seats that had been vacated by senators due to death, resignation, or otherwise).

Results summary

↓

55	45
Democratic	Republican

Shading indicates party with largest share of that line.

Parties							Total
		Democratic	Republican	Independent	Libertarian	Other
Last elections (1984) Before these elections		47	53	0	0	0	100
Not up		35	31	—	—	—	66
Up Class 3 (1980→1986)		12	22	—	—	—	34
Incumbent retired		3	3	—	—	—	6
	Held by same party	2	1	—	—	—	3
	Replaced by other party	2 Republicans replaced by  2 Democrats  1 Democrat replaced by  1 Republican		—	—	—	3
	Result	4	2	0	0	0	6
Incumbent ran		9	19	—	—	—	28
	Won re-election	9	12	—	—	—	21
	Lost re-election	7 Republicans replaced by  7 Democrats		—	—	—	7
	Lost renomination, but held by same party	0	0	—	—	—	0
	Result	16	12	0	0	0	28
Total elected		20	14	0	0	0	34
Net gain/loss		8	8				8
Nationwide vote		24,347,369	23,126,219^[a]	155,032	104,338	878,047	48,611,005
	Share	50.09%	47.57%	0.32%	0.21%	1.81%	100%
Result		55	45	0	0	0	100

Source: Office of the Clerk^[1]

Gains, losses, and holds

Retirements

Three Republicans and three Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Arizona	Barry Goldwater	John McCain
Colorado	Gary Hart	Tim Wirth
Louisiana	Russell B. Long	John Breaux
Maryland	Charles Mathias	Barbara Mikulski
Missouri	Thomas Eagleton	Kit Bond
Nevada	Paul Laxalt	Harry Reid

Defeats

Seven Republicans sought re-election but lost in the general election, including one that simultaneously lost in a special election.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Alabama	Jeremiah Denton	Richard Shelby
Florida	Paula Hawkins	Bob Graham
Georgia	Mack Mattingly	Wyche Fowler
North Carolina	Jim Broyhill	Terry Sanford
North Dakota	Mark Andrews	Kent Conrad
South Dakota	James Abdnor	Tom Daschle
Washington	Slade Gorton	Brock Adams

Post-election changes

One Democrat died on March 6, 1987, and a Republican was appointed on March 11, 1987.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Nebraska (Class 1)	Edward Zorinsky	David Karnes

Change in composition

Before the elections

D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8	D9	D10
D20	D19	D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11
D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28	D29	D30
D40 Hawaii Ran	D39 Conn. Ran	D38 Colo. Retired	D37 Calif. Ran	D36 Ark. Ran	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31
D41 Ill. Ran	D42 Ky. Ran	D43 La. Retired	D44 Mo. Retired	D45 Ohio Ran	D46 S.C. Ran	D47 Vt. Ran	R53 Wisc. Ran	R52 Wash. Ran	R51 Utah Ran
Majority →
R41 Md. Retired	R42 Nev. Retired	R43 N.H. Ran	R44 N.Y. Ran	R45 N.C. (reg) & N.C. (sp) Ran	R46 N.D. Ran	R47 Okla. Ran	R48 Ore. Ran	R49 Pa. Ran	R50 S.D. Ran
R40 Kan. Ran	R39 Iowa Ran	R38 Ind. Ran	R37 Idaho Ran	R36 Ga. Ran	R35 Fla. Ran	R34 Ariz. Retired	R33 Alaska Ran	R32 Ala. Ran	R31
R21	R22	R23	R24	R25	R26	R27	R28	R29	R30
R20	R19	R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11
R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10

After the elections

D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8	D9	D10
D20	D19	D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11
D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28	D29	D30
D40 Hawaii Re-elected	D39 Conn. Re-elected	D38 Colo. Hold	D37 Calif. Re-elected	D36 Ark. Re-elected	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31
D41 Ill. Re-elected	D42 Ky. Re-elected	D43 La. Hold	D44 Ohio Re-elected	D45 S.C. Re-elected	D46 Vt. Re-elected	D47 Ala. Gain	D48 Fla. Gain	D49 Ga. Gain	D50 Md. Gain
Majority →									D51 Nev. Gain
R41 Ore. Re-elected	R42 Pa. Re-elected	R43 Utah Re-elected	R44 Wisc. Re-elected	R45 Mo. Gain	D55 Wash. Gain	D54 S.D. Gain	D53 N.D. Gain	D52 N.C. (reg) & N.C. (sp) Gain^[b]
R40 Okla. Re-elected	R39 N.Y. Re-elected	R38 N.H. Re-elected	R37 Kan. Re-elected	R36 Iowa Re-elected	R35 Ind. Re-elected	R34 Idaho Re-elected	R33 Ariz. Hold	R32 Alaska Re-elected	R31
R21	R22	R23	R24	R25	R26	R27	R28	R29	R30
R20	R19	R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11
R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10

Beginning of the first session

D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8	D9	D10
D20	D19	D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11
D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28	D29	D30
D40	D39	D38	D37	D36	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31
D41	D42	D43	D44	D45	D46	D47	D48	D49	D50
Majority →									D51
R41	R42	R43	R44	R45	R46 Neb. Gain	D54	D53	D52
R40	R39	R38	R37	R36	R35	R34	R33	R32	R31
R21	R22	R23	R24	R25	R26	R27	R28	R29	R30
R20	R19	R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11
R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10

Key	D# Democratic R# Republican

Race summary

Special election

In this special election, the winner was seated during 1986.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
North Carolina (Class 3)	Jim Broyhill	Republican	1986 (appointed)	Interim appointee lost election to finish term. New senator elected November 8, 1986. Democratic gain. Winner also elected to the next term; see below.	▌ Y Terry Sanford (Democratic) 50.9% ▌Jim Broyhill (Republican) 49.1%

Elections leading to the next Congress

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1987; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Alabama	Jeremiah Denton	Republican	1980	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Richard Shelby (Democratic) 50.3% ▌Jeremiah Denton (Republican) 49.7%
Alaska	Frank Murkowski	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Frank Murkowski (Republican) 54.0% ▌Glenn Olds (Democratic) 44.1% ▌Chuck House (Libertarian) 1.7%
Arizona	Barry Goldwater	Republican	1952 1958 1964 (retired) 1968 1974 1980	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌ Y John McCain (Republican) 60.6% ▌Richard Kimball (Democratic) 39.4%
Arkansas	Dale Bumpers	Democratic	1974 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Dale Bumpers (Democratic) 62.9% ▌Asa Hutchinson (Republican) 37.1%
California	Alan Cranston	Democratic	1968 1974 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Alan Cranston (Democratic) 49.3% ▌Ed Zschau (Republican) 47.8% ▌Breck McKinley (Libertarian) 1.5% Others ▌Edward B. Vallen (American Independent) 0.9% ▌Andrew R. Kangas (Peace and Freedom) 0.5%
Colorado	Gary Hart	Democratic	1974 1980	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌ Y Tim Wirth (Democratic) 49.9% ▌Ken Kramer (Republican) 48.4% ▌Michael Bush (Independent) 1.0% Others ▌Michael Chamberlain (Socialist Workers) 0.4% ▌Henry Olshaw (Unaffiliated American) 0.2% ▌Calvin Dodge (Prohibition) 0.1%
Connecticut	Chris Dodd	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Chris Dodd (Democratic) 64.8% ▌Roger W. Eddy (Republican) 34.8% ▌Edward McCallum (Independent) 0.4%
Florida	Paula Hawkins	Republican	1980	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Bob Graham (Democratic) 55% ▌Paula Hawkins (Republican) 45%
Georgia	Mack Mattingly	Republican	1980	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Wyche Fowler (Democratic) 50.9% ▌Mack Mattingly (Republican) 49.1%
Hawaii	Daniel Inouye	Democratic	1962 1968 1974 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Daniel Inouye (Democratic) 73.6% ▌Frank Hutchinson (Republican) 26.4%
Idaho	Steve Symms	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Steve Symms (Republican) 51.4% ▌John V. Evans (Democratic) 48.6%
Illinois	Alan J. Dixon	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Alan J. Dixon (Democratic) 65.4% ▌Judy Koehler (Republican) 34.1%
Indiana	Dan Quayle	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Dan Quayle (Republican) 61.1% ▌Jill L. Long (Democratic) 38.9%
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Chuck Grassley (Republican) 66.0% ▌John P. Roehrick (Democratic) 34.0%
Kansas	Bob Dole	Republican	1968 1974 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Bob Dole (Republican) 70.1% ▌Guy MacDonald (Democratic) 29.9%
Kentucky	Wendell Ford	Democratic	1974 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Wendell Ford (Democratic) 74.3% ▌Jackson M. Andrews (Republican) 25.7%
Louisiana	Russell B. Long	Democratic	1948 (special) 1950 1956 1962 1968 1974 1980	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌ Y John Breaux (Democratic) 52.8% ▌Henson Moore (Republican) 47.2%
Maryland	Charles Mathias	Republican	1968 1974 1980	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Barbara Mikulski (Democratic) 60.8% ▌Linda Chavez (Republican) 39.2%
Missouri	Thomas Eagleton	Democratic	1968 1974 1980	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌ Y Kit Bond (Republican) 52.6% ▌Harriett Woods (Democratic) 47.4%
Nevada	Paul Laxalt	Republican	1974 1980	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Harry Reid (Democratic) 50.0% ▌James David Santini (Republican) 44.5% ▌Kent Cromwell (Libertarian) 1.9%
New Hampshire	Warren Rudman	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Warren Rudman (Republican) 62.9% ▌Endicott Peabody (Democratic) 32.4% ▌Gruce Valley (Independent) 4.7%
New York	Al D'Amato	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Al D'Amato (Republican) 57.7% ▌Mark Green (Democratic) 40.9% ▌John S. Dyson (Liberal) 1.4% Others ▌Fred Newman (New Alliance) 0.3% ▌Michael Shur (Socialist Workers) 0.2%
North Carolina	Jim Broyhill	Republican	1986 (appointed)	Interim appointee lost election to the next term. New senator elected. Democratic gain. Winner was also elected to finish the current term, see above.	▌ Y Terry Sanford (Democratic) 51.8% ▌Jim Broyhill (Republican) 48.2%
North Dakota	Mark Andrews	Republican	1980	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic-NPL gain.	▌ Y Kent Conrad (Democratic-NPL) 49.8% ▌Mark Andrews (Republican) 49.0%
Ohio	John Glenn	Democratic	1974 1974 (appointed) 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y John Glenn (Democratic) 62.4% ▌Tom Kindness (Republican) 37.6%
Oklahoma	Don Nickles	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Don Nickles (Republican) 54.5% ▌James R. Jones (Democratic) 45.5%
Oregon	Bob Packwood	Republican	1968 1974 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Bob Packwood (Republican) 63.5% ▌Rick Bauman (Democratic) 36.5%
Pennsylvania	Arlen Specter	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Arlen Specter (Republican) 56.9% ▌Robert W. Edgar (Democratic) 43.1%
South Carolina	Fritz Hollings	Democratic	1966 (special) 1968 1974 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Fritz Hollings (Democratic) 63.9% ▌Henry McMaster (Republican) 36.1%
South Dakota	James Abdnor	Republican	1980	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Tom Daschle (Democratic) 51.6% ▌James Abdnor (Republican) 48.4%
Utah	Jake Garn	Republican	1974 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Jake Garn (Republican) 72.3% ▌Craig Oliver (Democratic) 26.6% ▌Hugh A. Butler (Libertarian) 0.7% ▌Mary Zins (Independent) 0.4%
Vermont	Patrick Leahy	Democratic	1974 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Patrick Leahy (Democratic) 63.7% ▌Richard A. Snelling (Republican) 34.7%
Washington	Slade Gorton	Republican	1980	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Brock Adams (Democratic) 50.6% ▌Slade Gorton (Republican) 48.7% ▌Jill Fein (Socialist Workers) 0.7%
Wisconsin	Bob Kasten	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Bob Kasten (Republican) 51.8% ▌Ed Garvey (Democratic) 48.2%

Closest races

In sixteen races the margin of victory was under 10%.

State	Party of winner	Margin
Alabama	Democratic (flip)	0.56%
North Dakota	Democratic (flip)	0.73%
California	Democratic	1.42%
Colorado	Democratic	1.55%
North Carolina (special)	Democratic (flip)	1.76%
Georgia	Democratic (flip)	1.83% ^[c]
Washington	Democratic (flip)	1.99%
Idaho	Republican	3.11%
South Dakota	Democratic (flip)	3.21%
North Carolina (regular)	Democratic (flip)	3.54%
Wisconsin	Republican	3.54%
Missouri	Republican (flip)	5.28%
Nevada	Democratic (flip)	5.48%
Louisiana	Democratic	5.64%
Florida	Democratic (flip)	9.48%
Alaska	Republican	9.93%

Alabama

Alabama election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Richard Shelby Jeremiah Denton Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 609,360 602,537 Percentage 50.3% 49.7%

County results Shelby:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Denton:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Jeremiah Denton Republican Elected U.S. Senator Richard Shelby Democratic

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Alabama

See also: List of United States senators from Alabama

Incumbent Republican Jeremiah Denton ran for a second term but lost to Democrat Richard Shelby.

Shelby, a moderate-to-conservative Democrat avoided a primary runoff and won nomination in the Democratic Party primary over Jim Allen Jr., son of former senator James Allen.^[2]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Shelby	420,155	51.33%
	Democratic	Jim Allen Jr.	284,206	34.72%
	Democratic	Ted McLaughlin	70,784	8.65%
	Democratic	Margaret Stewart	26,723	3.27%
	Democratic	Steve Arnold	16,722	2.04%
Total votes			818,590	100.00%

Incumbent Senator Jeremiah Denton, a retired Rear Admiral and decorated Vietnam War veteran who six years earlier became the first Republican elected to the Senate from Alabama since Reconstruction, won the Republican primary with little opposition from Richard Vickers.^[3]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeremiah Denton	29,805	88.55%
	Republican	Richard Vickers	3,854	11.45%
Total votes			33,659	100.00%

Shelby won a very narrow victory over Denton (less than one percent), once again making Alabama's Senate delegation entirely Democratic.^[4][5]

1986 United States Senate election in Alabama^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Richard Shelby	609,360	50.28%
	Republican	Jeremiah Denton (Incumbent)	602,537	49.72%
Majority			6,823	0.56%
Turnout			1,211,897
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

Alaska

Alaska election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Frank Murkowski Glenn Olds Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 97,764 79,727 Percentage 54.02% 44.10%

Results by state house district Murkowski:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Olds:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Frank Murkowski Republican Elected U.S. Senator Frank Murkowski Republican

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Alaska

See also: List of United States senators from Alaska

Incumbent Republican Frank Murkowski ran for a second term and was primarily opposed by Democrat and Alaska Pacific University President Glenn Olds and Libertarian Chuck House, field representative for Eastman Kodak Company. Following a highly competitive election in 1980, Murkowski faced a legitimate opponent in Olds, and the contest was fairly close throughout the campaign. However, in the end, Murkowski was able to defeat Olds 63%-25% in the open primary. He won 54%-44% against Olds in the runoff.^[5]

Open primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Murkowski (inc.)	91,705	63.11%
	Democratic	Glenn Olds	36,995	25.46%
	Democratic	Bill Barnes	4,871	3.35%
	Libertarian	Chuck House	4,265	2.94%
	Democratic	Dave J. Carlson	4,211	2.90%
	Democratic	Michael J. Bruner	1,809	1.24%
	Democratic	Karl Francis	1,454	1.00%
Total votes			145,310	100.00%

1986 United States Senate election in Alaska^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Frank Murkowski (Incumbent)	97,674	54.02%	+0.34%
	Democratic	Glenn Olds	79,727	44.10%	-1.84%
	Libertarian	Chuck House	3,161	1.75%
	Write-ins		239	0.13%
Majority			17,947	9.93%	+2.17%
Turnout			180,801	100.0
	Republican hold		Swing

Arizona

Arizona election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee John McCain Richard Kimball Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 521,850 340,965 Percentage 60.4% 39.5%

County results McCain:      50–60%      60-70% Kimball:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Barry Goldwater Republican Elected U.S. Senator John McCain Republican

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Arizona

See also: List of United States senators from Arizona

Incumbent Republican Barry Goldwater decided to retire instead of seeking a sixth term. The open seat was won by Republican John McCain, a Congressman and former Navy Officer who beat Democratic State Legislator Richard Kimball. Both candidates were unopposed in their respective primaries.

Kimball's campaign was subject to negative press from the Arizona Republic and Phoenix Gazette. One Gazette columnist described him as displaying "terminal weirdness."^[7] McCain ultimately won the election by a margin of 20%,^[5] and he would go on to win six more terms to the U.S. Senate.^[1]

General election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John McCain	521,850	60.47%	+11.02%
	Democratic	Richard Kimball	340,965	39.51%	-8.87%
	Write-ins		106	0.01%
Majority			180,885	20.96%	+19.89%
Turnout			862,921
	Republican hold		Swing

Arkansas

Arkansas election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Dale Bumpers Asa Hutchinson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 433,122 262,313 Percentage 62.3% 37.7%

County results Bumpers:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Hutchinson:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Dale Bumpers Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers Democratic

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Arkansas

See also: List of United States senators from Arkansas

Incumbent Democrat Dale Bumpers won re-election to a third term over Republican U.S. Attorney Asa Hutchinson. Both ran unopposed in their respective primaries.^[5]

Arkansas Senate election 1986^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dale Bumpers (Incumbent)	433,122	62.3%
	Republican	Asa Hutchinson	262,313	37.7%
	Independent	Ralph Forbes	52	0.1%
Majority			170,809	24.6%
Turnout			695,487
	Democratic hold

California

California election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Alan Cranston Ed Zschau Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 3,646,672 3,541,804 Percentage 49.3% 47.9%

County results Cranston:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Zschau:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Alan Cranston Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Alan Cranston Democratic

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in California

See also: List of United States senators from California

Incumbent Democratic Alan Cranston won re-nomination over nominal Democratic opposition. Congressman Ed Zschau narrowly defeated Bruce Herschensohn in the Republican primary to secure the nomination. Cranston narrowly won re-election to a fourth term over Zschau, 49%-48%.^[5]

1986 United States Senate election, California^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Cranston (Incumbent)	3,646,672	49.3%
	Republican	Ed Zschau	3,541,804	47.9%
	American Independent	Edward B Vallen	109,916	1.5%
	Libertarian	Breck McKinley	66,261	0.9%
	Peace and Freedom	Paul Kangas	33,869	0.5%
Majority			104,868	1.4%
Turnout			7,398,522
	Democratic hold

Colorado

Colorado election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Tim Wirth Ken Kramer Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 529,449 512,994 Percentage 49.9% 48.4%

County results Wirth:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Kramer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Gary Hart Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Tim Wirth Democratic

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Colorado

See also: List of United States senators from Colorado

Incumbent Democrat Gary Hart retired instead of seeking a third term. Democratic nominee Tim Wirth and Republican Ken Kramer ran unopposed for the seat. In an ultimately very close election, Wirth defeated Kramer by just under 2%. Wirth would retire and opt not to seek a second term.^[5]

General election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tim Wirth	529,449	49.91%	-0.42%
	Republican	Ken Kramer	512,994	48.36%	-0.34%
	Independent	Michael Martin Bush	11,127	1.05%
	Socialist Workers	Michael R. Chamberlain	3,756	0.35%
	Independent American	Henry John Olshaw	1,868	0.18%	-0.17%
	Prohibition	Calvin G. Dodge	1,571	0.15%
Majority			16,455	1.55%	-0.09%
Turnout			1,060,765
	Democratic hold		Swing

Connecticut

Connecticut election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Chris Dodd Roger Eddy Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 632,695 340,438 Percentage 64.8% 34.9%

County results   Municipality results Dodd:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Eddy:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Chris Dodd Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Chris Dodd Democratic

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Connecticut

See also: List of United States senators from Connecticut

Incumbent Democrat Chris Dodd received the Democratic nomination with no opposition. Republican Roger Eddy of the Republican National Committee won the Republican nomination. Dodd handily defeated Eddy, 65%-35%.^[10][5]

1986 Connecticut United States Senate election^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christ Dodd (Incumbent)	632,695	64.8%
	Republican	Roger Eddy	340,438	34.9%
	Independent	Edward J. McCallum Jr.	3,800	0.4%
Majority			292,257	29.9%
Turnout			976,933
	Democratic hold

Florida

Florida election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Bob Graham Paula Hawkins Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,877,543 1,552,376 Percentage 54.7% 45.2%

County results Graham:      50–60%      60–70% Hawkins:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Paula Hawkins Republican Elected U.S. Senator Bob Graham Democratic

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Florida

See also: List of United States senators from Florida

Incumbent Republican Paula Hawkins won renomination with nominal opposition, but so did her Democratic opponent, popular Governor of Florida Bob Graham. Graham defeated Hawkins by nearly 9% on election day.^[1][5]

Democratic primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Graham	850,560	85.04%
	Democratic	Bob Kunst	149,657	14.96%
Total votes			1,000,217	100.00%

Republican primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paula Hawkins (Incumbent)	491,767	88.73%
	Republican	Jon Larsen Shudlick	62,443	11.27%
Total votes			554,210	100.00%

General election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bob Graham	1,877,543	54.74%	+6.40%
	Republican	Paula Hawkins (Incumbent)	1,552,376	45.26%	-6.40%
	Write-ins		77	0.00%
Majority			325,167	9.48%	+6.16%
Turnout			3,429,996
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

Georgia

Georgia election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Wyche Fowler Mack Mattingly Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 623,707 601,241 Percentage 50.92% 49.08%

County results Fowler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Mattingly:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Mack Mattingly Republican Elected U.S. Senator Wyche Fowler Democratic

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Georgia

See also: List of United States senators from Georgia

Incumbent Republican Mack Mattingly decided to run for re-election and lost a close race to Democratic U.S. Congressman Wyche Fowler, who had defeated former White House Chief of Staff Hamilton Jordan in the Democratic primary.^[1][5] Fowler would lose re-election in 1992.

1986 United States Senate election, Georgia^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Wyche Fowler	623,707	50.91%	+1.78%
	Republican	Mack Mattingly (Incumbent)	601,241	49.08%	-1.79%
		Write-In Votes	60	0.00%	N/A
Majority			22,466	1.83%	+.09%
Turnout			1,225,008
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing	1.78%

Hawaii

Hawaii election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Daniel Inouye Frank Hutchinson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 241,887 86,910 Percentage 73.6% 26.4%

County results Inouye:      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Daniel Inouye Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye Democratic

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Hawaii

See also: List of United States senators from Hawaii

Incumbent Democratic Daniel Inouye won re-election to a fifth term, 74%-26%, over Republican Frank Hutchinson, who had defeated Marvin Franklin in the Republican primary.^[5]

1986 United States Senate election in Hawaii^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Daniel Inouye (Incumbent)	241,887	73.57%
	Republican	Frank Hutchinson	86,910	26.43%
Majority			154,977	47.14%
Turnout			328,797
	Democratic hold		Swing

Idaho

Idaho election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Steve Symms John V. Evans Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 196,958 185,066 Percentage 51.6% 48.4%

County results Symms:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Evans:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Steve Symms Republican Elected U.S. Senator Steve Symms Republican

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Idaho

See also: List of United States senators from Idaho

Incumbent Republican Steve Symms won re-election to a second term over Democratic Governor John V. Evans. Evans was a popular governor, and the race was ultimately close, but Symms prevailed by just over 2%.^[5]

General election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steve Symms (Incumbent)	196,958	51.56%	+1.81%
	Democratic	John V. Evans	185,066	48.44%	-0.33%
Majority			11,892	3.11%	+2.14%
Turnout			382,024
	Republican hold		Swing

Illinois

Illinois election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Alan Dixon Judy Koehler Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,033,783 1,053,734 Percentage 65.1% 33.7%

County results Dixon:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Koehler:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Alan J. Dixon Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Alan J. Dixon Democratic

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Illinois

See also: List of United States senators from Illinois

The incumbent Democratic Alan J. Dixon won re-election to a second term over Republican State Representative Judy Koehler, who won the Republican nomination over George Ranney.^[5] This was also the last time until 2022 that a winning Senate Candidate was elected to this seat twice.

Dixon easily won the senate race. Koehler fared poorly throughout most parts of the state, only winning 10 of the states 102 counties.

1986 Illinois United States Senate election^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Alan J. Dixon (Incumbent)	2,033,783	65.1%	+9.1%
	Republican	Judy Koehler	1,053,734	33.7%	-8.8%
	Independent	Einar V. Dyhrkopp	15,804	0.5%
	Libertarian	Don Parrish	13,891	0.5%
	Socialist Workers	Omari Musa	5,671	0.2%
Majority			980,049	31.4%
Turnout			3,122,883
	Democratic hold		Swing

Indiana

Indiana election

← 1980 1990 (special) →

Nominee Dan Quayle Jill Long Thompson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 936,143 595,192 Percentage 60.6% 38.5%

County results Quayle:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Long:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Dan Quayle Republican Elected U.S. Senator Dan Quayle Republican

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Indiana

See also: List of United States senators from Indiana

Incumbent Republican Dan Quayle won re-election to a second term over Democratic Valparaiso City Councilwoman Jill L. Long.^[15][5]

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Quayle (Incumbent)	936,143	60.57%
	Democratic	Jill L. Long	595,192	38.51%
	Libertarian	Bradford Warren	8,314	0.54%
	American	Rockland Snyder	5,914	0.38%
Majority			340,951	22.06%
Turnout			1,545,563
	Republican hold

Iowa

Iowa election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Chuck Grassley John P. Roehrick Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 588,880 299,406 Percentage 66.04% 33.57%

County results Grassley:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80–90% Roehrick:      40–50%

U.S. senator before election Chuck Grassley Republican Elected U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Republican

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Iowa

See also: List of United States senators from Iowa

Incumbent Republican Chuck Grassley ran for re-election to a second term, which he won easily over Democratic nominee John P. Roehrick, an attorney.^[5]

Democratic primary results^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John P. Roehrick	88,347	83.83%
	Democratic	Juan Cortez	16,987	16.12%
	Democratic	Write-ins	60	0.06%
Total votes			105,394	100.00%

Republican primary results^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Grassley (Incumbent)	108,370	99.96%
	Republican	Write-ins	38	0.04%
Total votes			108,408	100.00%

1986 United States Senate election in Iowa^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Chuck Grassley (Incumbent)	588,880	66.04%	+12.55%
	Democratic	John P. Roehrick	299,406	33.57%	-11.97%
	Independent	John Masters	3,370	0.38%
	Write-ins		106	0.01%
Majority			289,474	32.46%	+24.51%
Turnout			891,762
	Republican hold		Swing

Kansas

Kansas election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Bob Dole Guy MacDonald Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 576,902 246,664 Percentage 70.05% 29.95%

County Results Dole:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Bob Dole Republican Elected U.S. Senator Bob Dole Republican

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Kansas

See also: List of United States senators from Kansas

Incumbent Republican Bob Dole ran for re-election to a fourth term, which he won easily over Democratic nominee Guy MacDonald, a school teacher, who had narrowly prevailed in a crowded field of Democratic candidates.^[5]

1986 United States Senate election in Kansas^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bob Dole (Incumbent)	576,902	70.05%
	Democratic	Guy MacDonald	246,664	29.95%
Majority			330,238	40.10%
Turnout			823,566
	Republican hold		Swing

Kentucky

Kentucky election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Wendell Ford Jackson Andrews Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 503,775 173,330 Percentage 74.40% 25.60%

Country results Ford:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election Wendell Ford Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Wendell Ford Democratic

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Kentucky

See also: List of United States senators from Kentucky

Democrat Wendell Ford won re-election, He defeated Republican Jackson Andrews, who emerged from a competitive primary.^[5]

General election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wendell Ford (incumbent)	503,775	74.40%
	Republican	Jackson Andrews	173,330	25.60%
	Democratic hold

Louisiana

Louisiana election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee John Breaux Henson Moore Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 723,586 646,311 Percentage 52.82% 47.18%

Parish Results Breaux:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Moore:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Russell B. Long Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John Breaux Democratic

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Louisiana

See also: List of United States senators from Louisiana

Incumbent Democratic Russell B. Long decided to retire instead of seeking an eighth term. The open seat was won by Democrat U.S. Representative John Breaux, who beat Republican U.S. Representative Henson Moore by just over 5% after the two finished second and first in the open primary, respectively.^[5]

1986 United States Senate election in Louisiana^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Breaux	723,586	52.82%
	Republican	W. Henson Moore	646,311	47.18%
Majority			77,275	5.64%
Turnout			1,369,897
	Democratic hold		Swing

Maryland

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Maryland

See also: List of United States senators from Maryland

Maryland election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Barbara Mikulski Linda Chavez Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 675,225 437,411 Percentage 60.7% 39.3%

County results Mikulski:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90% Chavez:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Charles Mathias Republican Elected U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski Democratic

Incumbent Republican Charles Mathias decided to retire, instead of seeking a fourth term. At the time of this announcement, it was expected that then-Governor Harry Hughes would run for the seat being vacated by retiring Senator Mathias. However, Hughes became caught up in the aftermath of the Maryland savings and loan crisis. He lost popularity with voters, opening the door for Mikulski's bid for the Senate. Congresswoman Barbara Mikulski received the Democratic nomination over fellow Congressman Michael D. Barnes and governor Harry Hughes, the last of whom finished third. Mikulski had previously run for the seat in 1974.

Chavez won the primary handily, defeating several Republican challengers. Later, she made comments that some Mikulski supporters interpreted as an attempt to draw attention to the issue of Mikulski's sexual orientation. In an article quoting Chavez's claim that Mikulski was a "San Francisco-style, George McGovern, liberal Democrat", The Washington Post reported that Chavez was directly implying that the never-married Mikulski was a lesbian.^{[citation needed]} Chavez was accused of making Mikulski's sexual orientation a central issue of the political campaign. In defending her use of the phrase, Chavez stated the line "San Francisco Democrats" was a reference to Jeane Kirkpatrick's 1984 Republican National Convention "Blame America First" speech, in which Kirkpatrick coined the phrase "San Francisco Liberal."^{[citation needed]}. The phrase "San Francisco liberal" was common at the time.

Mikulski eventually won the race with 61 percent of the vote.^[5] She was the first female Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate in her own right (not appointed or filling a seat of a deceased husband). No Republican since Mathias has represented Maryland in the U.S. Senate.

Democratic primary results^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara A. Mikulski	307,876	49.50%
	Democratic	Michael D. Barnes	195,086	31.37%
	Democratic	Harry Hughes	88,908	14.30%
	Democratic	Debra Hanania Freeman	9,350	1.50%
	Democratic	Edward M. Olszewski	7,877	1.27%
	Democratic	A. Robert Kaufman	6,505	1.05%
	Democratic	Boyd E. Sweatt	3,580	0.58%
	Democratic	Leonard E. Trout Jr.	2,742	0.44%
Total votes			621,924	100.00%

Republican primary results^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Chavez	100,888	73.07%
	Republican	Michael Schaefer	16,902	12.24%
	Republican	George Haley	5,808	4.21%
	Republican	Melvin Perkins	2,785	2.02%
	Republican	Nicholas T. Nonnenmacher	2,751	1.99%
	Republican	Richard Sullivan	2,328	1.69%
	Republican	Howard D. Greyber	1,678	1.22%
	Republican	Monroe Cornish	1,497	1.08%
	Republican	Herbert Stone Rosenberg	1,337	0.97%
	Republican	Horace Stuart Rich	1,199	0.87%
	Republican	Abraham H. Kalish	901	0.65%
Total votes			138,074	100.00%

1986 United States Senate election in Maryland^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barbara A. Mikulski	675,225	60.69%	+26.85%
	Republican	Linda Chavez	437,411	39.31%	-26.85%
Majority			237,814	21.37%	-10.96%
Total votes			1,017,151	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

Missouri

Missouri election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Kit Bond Harriett Woods Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 777,612 699,624 Percentage 52.6% 47.4%

County results Bond:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Woods:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Thomas Eagleton Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Kit Bond Republican

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Missouri

See also: List of United States senators from Missouri

Incumbent Democrat Tom Eagleton decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. Republican Governor Kit Bond won the open seat, beating Democratic Lieutenant Governor Harriett Woods.^[5]

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kit Bond	777,612	52.6%
	Democratic	Harriett Woods	699,624	47.4%
Majority			77,988	5.2%
Turnout			1,477,236
	Republican gain from Democratic

Nevada

Nevada election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Harry Reid Jim Santini Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 130,955 116,606 Percentage 50.0% 44.5%

County results Reid:      40–50%      60–70% Santini:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Paul Laxalt Republican Elected U.S. Senator Harry Reid Democratic

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Nevada

See also: List of United States senators from Nevada

Incumbent Republican Paul Laxalt decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. U.S. Representative Democratic nominee Harry Reid won the open seat over Republican former U.S. Representative James David Santini.^[1][5] Reid had previously run for the seat in 1974.

General election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Harry Reid	130,955	50.00%	+12.61%
	Republican	Jim Santini	116,606	44.52%	-14.01%
	None of These Candidates		9,472	3.62%	+2.33%
	Libertarian	Kent Cromwell	4,899	1.87%	-0.94%
Majority			14,349	5.48%	-15.66%
Turnout			261,932
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

New Hampshire

New Hampshire election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Warren Rudman Endicott Peabody Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 154,090 79,222 Percentage 63.0% 32.4%

County results   Municipality results Rudman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Peabody:      40–50%      50–60%      >90%

U.S. senator before election Warren Rudman Republican Elected U.S. Senator Warren Rudman Republican

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

See also: List of United States senators from New Hampshire

Incumbent Republican Warren Rudman won re-election to a second term, beating the Democratic former Governor of Massachusetts Endicott Peabody.^[5]

General election results^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Warren Rudman (Incumbent)	154,090	63.0%
	Democratic	Endicott Peabody	79,222	32.4%
	Independent	Bruce Valley	11,423	4.7%
Majority			74,868	30.6%
Turnout			244,735
	Republican hold

New York

New York election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Al D'Amato Mark Green Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,378,197 1,723,216 Percentage 56.9% 41.2%

County results D'Amato:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Green:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Al D'Amato Republican Elected U.S. Senator Al D'Amato Republican

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in New York

See also: List of United States senators from New Hampshire

Incumbent Republican Al D'Amato won re-election to a second term over Democrat Mark Green, the Chief Speechwriter for U.S. Senator Gary Hart and former congressional candidate.^[5] Green had won a contested primary over the more moderate John S. Dyson. D'Amato won most counties in the state, losing just 5 counties. This was D'Amato's largest margin of victory during his Senate career.

1986 New York U.S. Senate general election^[19][1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al D'Amato (Incumbent)	2,030,260
	Conservative	Al D'Amato	212,101
	Right to Life	Al D'Amato	135,386
	total	Al D'Amato	2,378,197	56.9%
	Democratic	Mark Green	1,723,216	41.2%
	Liberal	John S. Dyson	60,099	1.4%
	New Alliance	Fred Newman	10,559	0.3%
	Socialist Workers	Michael Shur	7,376	0.2%
	Others		305,412
Majority			654,981	15.7%
Turnout			4,179,447
	Republican hold

North Carolina

Main article: 1986 United States Senate elections in North Carolina

See also: List of United States senators from North Carolina

There were two elections in North Carolina.

Incumbent Republican Jim Broyhill, who had been appointed in June 1986 to serve out the rest of John Porter East's term, faced off against the popular Democratic former Governor Terry Sanford. There were two separate elections held on the same day: a special election for what little remained of the 99th United States Congress (November 1986 – January 1987) and a regular election for a new six-year term (beginning in January 1987).^[20] Sanford won both elections.

The primary elections would nominate candidates to the special and the regular election.

North Carolina (regular)

North Carolina election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Terry Sanford Jim Broyhill Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 823,662 767,668 Percentage 51.76% 48.24%

County results Sanford:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Broyhill:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Jim Broyhill Republican Elected U.S. Senator Terry Sanford Democratic

Terry Sanford, then the outgoing president of Duke University, first said in September 1985 that he was planning to run for the U.S. Senate the next year but quickly withdrew, as it appeared that the party wanted a "fresh" face, most likely in the person of UNC System President William Friday.^[21] Then, Friday declined to run, as did other well-known politicians like former Gov. Jim Hunt.^[22] Former North Carolina Secretary of Commerce Lauch Faircloth then made it known that he would run, but he was considered too conservative by many party leaders, who encouraged Sanford to enter the race in order to defeat Faircloth.^[21] Sanford agreed to run, which led Faircloth and another candidate, Judge Marvin K. Blount Jr., to withdraw before filing their candidacies. Six years later, Faircloth did run for the Senate against Sanford, but this time as a Republican.

Sen. East declined to run for a second term, citing his health. Longtime U.S. Representative Jim Broyhill entered the race with much of the establishment support, but David Funderburk had the backing of the organization of Senator Jesse Helms.^[22] Funderburk charged Broyhill with being insufficiently conservative, but in the end, Broyhill won the nomination handily in the May primary. The next month, Sen. East committed suicide, and Gov. James G. Martin appointed Broyhill to his seat.

Sanford narrowly defeated incumbent Broyhill on both election ballots, though he received a slightly smaller margin of victory to finish the remainder of East's term due to a lower turnout.^[5]

1986 North Carolina U.S. Senate Democratic primary election^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Terry Sanford	409,394	60.25%
	Democratic	John Ingram	111,557	16.42%
	Democratic	Fountain Odom	49,689	7.31%
	Democratic	William Belk	33,821	4.98%
	Democratic	Theodore Kinney	27,228	4.01%
	Democratic	Betty Wallace	17,001	2.50%
	Democratic	Katherine Harper	12,998	1.91%
	Democratic	Walt Atkins	8,306	1.22%
	Democratic	Others	9,493	1.40%
Turnout			679,487

1986 North Carolina U.S. Senate Republican primary election^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Broyhill (incumbent)	139,570	66.52%
	Republican	David Funderburk	63,593	30.31%
	Republican	Frazier Glenn Miller Jr.	6,662	3.18%
Turnout			148,574

1986 North Carolina U.S. Senate election^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Terry Sanford	823,662	51.76%	+2.38%
	Republican	Jim Broyhill (Incumbent)	767,668	48.24%	−1.72%
Majority			55,994	3.54%
Turnout			1,591,330
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

North Carolina (special)

North Carolina special election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Terry Sanford Jim Broyhill Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 780,967 753,881 Percentage 50.88% 49.12%

County results Sanford:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Broyhill:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Jim Broyhill Republican Elected U.S. Senator Terry Sanford Democratic

This was a special election for what little remained of the 99th United States Congress (November 1986 – January 1987), being held contemporaneously with a regular election for a new six-year term (beginning in January 1987).^[20][5]

1986 North Carolina U.S. Senate election – Special election^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Terry Sanford	780,967	50.88%
	Republican	Jim Broyhill (Incumbent)	753,881	49.12%
Majority			27,086	1.76%
Turnout			1,534,875
	Democratic gain from Republican

North Dakota

North Dakota election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Kent Conrad Mark Andrews Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 143,932 141,812 Percentage 49.8% 49.1%

County results Conrad:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Andrews:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Mark Andrews Republican Elected U.S. Senator Kent Conrad Democratic

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in North Dakota

See also: List of United States senators from North Dakota

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mark Andrews lost re-election to a second term to Dem-NPL nominee Kent Conrad, State Tax Commissioner. Andrews lost re-election by just over 2,000^[1][5] votes after a rigorous campaign involving personal attacks.^[27]

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kent Conrad	143,932	49.80%
	Republican	Mark Andrews (Incumbent)	141,812	49.07%
	Independent	Anna B. Bourgois	3,269	1.13%
Majority
Turnout			289,013
	Democratic gain from Republican

Ohio

Ohio election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee John Glenn Tom Kindness Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,949,208 1,171,893 Percentage 62.5% 37.6%

County results Glenn:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Kindness:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election John Glenn Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John Glenn Democratic

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Ohio

See also: List of United States senators from Ohio

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Glenn won re-election to a third term over Republican U.S. Congressman Tom Kindness.^[5]

1986 OhioUnited States Senate election^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Glenn (Incumbent)	1,949,208	62.5%
	Republican	Tom Kindness	1,171,893	37.6%
	Independent	Kathleen M. Button	59	0.0%
	Independent	William M. Harris	29	0.0%
Majority			777,315	24.1%
Turnout			3,121,189
	Democratic hold

Oklahoma

Oklahoma election

← 1980 1992 →

Nominee Don Nickles James R. Jones Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 493,436 400,230 Percentage 55.2% 44.8%

County results Nickles:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Jones:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Don Nickles Republican Elected U.S. Senator Don Nickles Republican

Main article: 1986 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

See also: List of United States senators from Oklahoma

Incumbent Republican Don Nickles won re-election to his second term, over Democratic U.S. Congressman James R. Jones, who defeated James Gentry in the primary.^[5]

OK U.S. Senate election, 1986 Senate election^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Nickles (Incumbent)	493,436	55.2%
	Democratic	James R. Jones	400,230	44.8%
Majority			93,206	10.4%
Turnout			893,666
	Republican hold

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The 1986 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate Held on November 4 in the middle of Ronald Reagan s second presidential term the 34 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections The Republicans had to defend an unusually large number of freshman Senate incumbents who had been elected on President Ronald Reagan s coattails in 1980 Democrats won a net of eight seats defeating seven freshman incumbents picking up two Republican held open seats and regaining control of the Senate for the first time since January 1981 This remains the most recent midterm election cycle in which the sitting president s party suffered net losses while still flipping a Senate seat 1986 United States Senate elections 1984 November 4 1986 1988 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate51 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Robert Byrd Bob DoleParty Democratic RepublicanLeader since January 3 1977 January 3 1985Leader s seat West Virginia KansasSeats before 47 53Seats after 55 45Seat change 8 8Popular vote 24 347 369 1 23 126 219 a 1 Percentage 50 1 47 6 Seats up 12 22Races won 20 14Results of the elections Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold No election Rectangular inset North Carolina both seats up for electionMajority Leader before electionBob DoleRepublican Elected Majority Leader Robert ByrdDemocraticDemocrats gained a net eight seats and recaptured control of the Senate from the Republicans with a 55 45 majority They defeated seven incumbents all but one of whom had been elected in 1980 and gained open seats held by retiring Republicans in Maryland and Nevada Republicans gained one open seat in Missouri Bob Dole R Kansas and Robert Byrd D West Virginia exchanged positions as the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader However the Democratic majority would be reduced to 54 46 following the March 1987 death of Democrat Edward Zorinsky who was then replaced with a Republican This was the last election cycle until 2016 in which the Democrats in this class of senators amassed a gain in seats not including special elections held in off years in some states to fill the seats that had been vacated by senators due to death resignation or otherwise 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 3 3 Beginning of the first session 4 Race summary 4 1 Special election 4 2 Elections leading to the next Congress 5 Closest races 6 Alabama 7 Alaska 8 Arizona 9 Arkansas 10 California 11 Colorado 12 Connecticut 13 Florida 14 Georgia 15 Hawaii 16 Idaho 17 Illinois 18 Indiana 19 Iowa 20 Kansas 21 Kentucky 22 Louisiana 23 Maryland 24 Missouri 25 Nevada 26 New Hampshire 27 New York 28 North Carolina 28 1 North Carolina regular 28 2 North Carolina special 29 North Dakota 30 Ohio 31 Oklahoma 32 Oregon 33 Pennsylvania 34 South Carolina 35 South Dakota 36 Utah 37 Vermont 38 Washington 39 Wisconsin 40 See also 41 References 42 External linksResults summary edit 55 45Democratic RepublicanShading indicates party with largest share of that line Parties TotalDemocratic Republican Independent Libertarian OtherLast elections 1984 Before these elections 47 53 0 0 0 100Not up 35 31 66UpClass 3 1980 1986 12 22 34Incumbent retired 3 3 6Held by same party 2 1 3Replaced by other party nbsp 2 Republicans replaced by nbsp 2 Democrats nbsp 1 Democrat replaced by nbsp 1 Republican 3Result 4 2 0 0 0 6Incumbent ran 9 19 28Won re election 9 12 21Lost re election nbsp 7 Republicans replaced by nbsp 7 Democrats 7Lost renomination but held by same party 0 0 0Result 16 12 0 0 0 28Total elected 20 14 0 0 0 34Net gain loss nbsp 8 nbsp 8 nbsp nbsp nbsp 8Nationwide vote 24 347 369 23 126 219 a 155 032 104 338 878 047 48 611 005Share 50 09 47 57 0 32 0 21 1 81 100 Result 55 45 0 0 0 100Source Office of the Clerk 1 Gains losses and holds editRetirements edit Three Republicans and three Democrats retired instead of seeking re election State Senator Replaced byArizona Barry Goldwater John McCainColorado Gary Hart Tim WirthLouisiana Russell B Long John BreauxMaryland Charles Mathias Barbara MikulskiMissouri Thomas Eagleton Kit BondNevada Paul Laxalt Harry ReidDefeats edit Seven Republicans sought re election but lost in the general election including one that simultaneously lost in a special election State Senator Replaced byAlabama Jeremiah Denton Richard ShelbyFlorida Paula Hawkins Bob GrahamGeorgia Mack Mattingly Wyche FowlerNorth Carolina Jim Broyhill Terry SanfordNorth Dakota Mark Andrews Kent ConradSouth Dakota James Abdnor Tom DaschleWashington Slade Gorton Brock AdamsPost election changes edit One Democrat died on March 6 1987 and a Republican was appointed on March 11 1987 State Senator Replaced byNebraska Class 1 Edward Zorinsky David KarnesChange 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 D27 D28 D29 D30D40Hawaii Ran D39Conn Ran D38Colo Retired D37Calif Ran D36Ark Ran D35 D34 D33 D32 D31D41Ill Ran D42Ky Ran D43La Retired D44Mo Retired D45Ohio Ran D46S C Ran D47Vt Ran R53Wisc Ran R52Wash Ran R51Utah RanMajority R41Md Retired R42Nev Retired R43N H Ran R44N Y Ran R45N C reg amp N C sp Ran R46N D Ran R47Okla Ran R48Ore Ran R49Pa Ran R50S D RanR40Kan Ran R39Iowa Ran R38Ind Ran R37Idaho Ran R36Ga Ran R35Fla Ran R34Ariz Retired R33Alaska Ran R32Ala Ran 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 D27 D28 D29 D30D40Hawaii Re elected D39Conn Re elected D38Colo Hold D37Calif Re elected D36Ark Re elected D35 D34 D33 D32 D31D41Ill Re elected D42Ky Re elected D43La Hold D44Ohio Re elected D45S C Re elected D46Vt Re elected D47Ala Gain D48Fla Gain D49Ga Gain D50Md GainMajority D51Nev GainR41Ore Re elected R42Pa Re elected R43Utah Re elected R44Wisc Re elected R45Mo Gain D55Wash Gain D54S D Gain D53N D Gain D52N C reg amp N C sp Gain b R40Okla Re elected R39N Y Re elected R38N H Re elected R37Kan Re elected R36Iowa Re elected R35Ind Re elected R34Idaho Re elected R33Ariz Hold R32Alaska Re elected 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 R10Beginning of the first session 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 D27 D28 D29 D30D40 D39 D38 D37 D36 D35 D34 D33 D32 D31D41 D42 D43 D44 D45 D46 D47 D48 D49 D50Majority D51R41 R42 R43 R44 R45 R46Neb Gain D54 D53 D52R40 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 RepublicanRace summary editSpecial election edit In this special election the winner was seated during 1986 State linked tosummaries below Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party Electoral historyNorth Carolina Class 3 Jim Broyhill Republican 1986 appointed Interim appointee lost election to finish term New senator elected November 8 1986 Democratic gain Winner also elected to the next term see below nbsp Y Terry Sanford Democratic 50 9 Jim Broyhill Republican 49 1 Elections leading to the next Congress edit In these general elections the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3 1987 ordered by state All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats State linked tosummaries below Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party Electoral historyAlabama Jeremiah Denton Republican 1980 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected Democratic gain nbsp Y Richard Shelby Democratic 50 3 Jeremiah Denton Republican 49 7 Alaska Frank Murkowski Republican 1980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Frank Murkowski Republican 54 0 Glenn Olds Democratic 44 1 Chuck House Libertarian 1 7 Arizona Barry Goldwater Republican 195219581964 retired 196819741980 Incumbent retired New senator elected Republican hold nbsp Y John McCain Republican 60 6 Richard Kimball Democratic 39 4 Arkansas Dale Bumpers Democratic 19741980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Dale Bumpers Democratic 62 9 Asa Hutchinson Republican 37 1 California Alan Cranston Democratic 196819741980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Alan Cranston Democratic 49 3 Ed Zschau Republican 47 8 Breck McKinley Libertarian 1 5 Others Edward B Vallen American Independent 0 9 Andrew R Kangas Peace and Freedom 0 5 Colorado Gary Hart Democratic 19741980 Incumbent retired New senator elected Democratic hold nbsp Y Tim Wirth Democratic 49 9 Ken Kramer Republican 48 4 Michael Bush Independent 1 0 Others Michael Chamberlain Socialist Workers 0 4 Henry Olshaw Unaffiliated American 0 2 Calvin Dodge Prohibition 0 1 Connecticut Chris Dodd Democratic 1980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Chris Dodd Democratic 64 8 Roger W Eddy Republican 34 8 Edward McCallum Independent 0 4 Florida Paula Hawkins Republican 1980 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected Democratic gain nbsp Y Bob Graham Democratic 55 Paula Hawkins Republican 45 Georgia Mack Mattingly Republican 1980 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected Democratic gain nbsp Y Wyche Fowler Democratic 50 9 Mack Mattingly Republican 49 1 Hawaii Daniel Inouye Democratic 1962196819741980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Daniel Inouye Democratic 73 6 Frank Hutchinson Republican 26 4 Idaho Steve Symms Republican 1980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Steve Symms Republican 51 4 John V Evans Democratic 48 6 Illinois Alan J Dixon Democratic 1980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Alan J Dixon Democratic 65 4 Judy Koehler Republican 34 1 Indiana Dan Quayle Republican 1980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Dan Quayle Republican 61 1 Jill L Long Democratic 38 9 Iowa Chuck Grassley Republican 1980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Chuck Grassley Republican 66 0 John P Roehrick Democratic 34 0 Kansas Bob Dole Republican 196819741980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Bob Dole Republican 70 1 Guy MacDonald Democratic 29 9 Kentucky Wendell Ford Democratic 19741980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Wendell Ford Democratic 74 3 Jackson M Andrews Republican 25 7 Louisiana Russell B Long Democratic 1948 special 195019561962196819741980 Incumbent retired New senator elected Democratic hold nbsp Y John Breaux Democratic 52 8 Henson Moore Republican 47 2 Maryland Charles Mathias Republican 196819741980 Incumbent retired New senator elected Democratic gain nbsp Y Barbara Mikulski Democratic 60 8 Linda Chavez Republican 39 2 Missouri Thomas Eagleton Democratic 196819741980 Incumbent retired New senator elected Republican gain nbsp Y Kit Bond Republican 52 6 Harriett Woods Democratic 47 4 Nevada Paul Laxalt Republican 19741980 Incumbent retired New senator elected Democratic gain nbsp Y Harry Reid Democratic 50 0 James David Santini Republican 44 5 Kent Cromwell Libertarian 1 9 New Hampshire Warren Rudman Republican 1980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Warren Rudman Republican 62 9 Endicott Peabody Democratic 32 4 Gruce Valley Independent 4 7 New York Al D Amato Republican 1980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Al D Amato Republican 57 7 Mark Green Democratic 40 9 John S Dyson Liberal 1 4 Others Fred Newman New Alliance 0 3 Michael Shur Socialist Workers 0 2 North Carolina Jim Broyhill Republican 1986 appointed Interim appointee lost election to the next term New senator elected Democratic gain Winner was also elected to finish the current term see above nbsp Y Terry Sanford Democratic 51 8 Jim Broyhill Republican 48 2 North Dakota Mark Andrews Republican 1980 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected Democratic NPL gain nbsp Y Kent Conrad Democratic NPL 49 8 Mark Andrews Republican 49 0 Ohio John Glenn Democratic 19741974 appointed 1980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Glenn Democratic 62 4 Tom Kindness Republican 37 6 Oklahoma Don Nickles Republican 1980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Don Nickles Republican 54 5 James R Jones Democratic 45 5 Oregon Bob Packwood Republican 196819741980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Bob Packwood Republican 63 5 Rick Bauman Democratic 36 5 Pennsylvania Arlen Specter Republican 1980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Arlen Specter Republican 56 9 Robert W Edgar Democratic 43 1 South Carolina Fritz Hollings Democratic 1966 special 196819741980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Fritz Hollings Democratic 63 9 Henry McMaster Republican 36 1 South Dakota James Abdnor Republican 1980 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected Democratic gain nbsp Y Tom Daschle Democratic 51 6 James Abdnor Republican 48 4 Utah Jake Garn Republican 19741980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Jake Garn Republican 72 3 Craig Oliver Democratic 26 6 Hugh A Butler Libertarian 0 7 Mary Zins Independent 0 4 Vermont Patrick Leahy Democratic 19741980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Patrick Leahy Democratic 63 7 Richard A Snelling Republican 34 7 Washington Slade Gorton Republican 1980 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected Democratic gain nbsp Y Brock Adams Democratic 50 6 Slade Gorton Republican 48 7 Jill Fein Socialist Workers 0 7 Wisconsin Bob Kasten Republican 1980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Bob Kasten Republican 51 8 Ed Garvey Democratic 48 2 Closest races editIn sixteen races the margin of victory was under 10 State Party of winner MarginAlabama Democratic flip 0 56 North Dakota Democratic flip 0 73 California Democratic 1 42 Colorado Democratic 1 55 North Carolina special Democratic flip 1 76 Georgia Democratic flip 1 83 c Washington Democratic flip 1 99 Idaho Republican 3 11 South Dakota Democratic flip 3 21 North Carolina regular Democratic flip 3 54 Wisconsin Republican 3 54 Missouri Republican flip 5 28 Nevada Democratic flip 5 48 Louisiana Democratic 5 64 Florida Democratic flip 9 48 Alaska Republican 9 93 Alabama editAlabama election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Richard Shelby Jeremiah DentonParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 609 360 602 537Percentage 50 3 49 7 nbsp County resultsShelby 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Denton 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before electionJeremiah DentonRepublican Elected U S Senator Richard ShelbyDemocraticMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Alabama See also List of United States senators from Alabama Incumbent Republican Jeremiah Denton ran for a second term but lost to Democrat Richard Shelby Shelby a moderate to conservative Democrat avoided a primary runoff and won nomination in the Democratic Party primary over Jim Allen Jr son of former senator James Allen 2 Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes Democratic Richard Shelby 420 155 51 33 Democratic Jim Allen Jr 284 206 34 72 Democratic Ted McLaughlin 70 784 8 65 Democratic Margaret Stewart 26 723 3 27 Democratic Steve Arnold 16 722 2 04 Total votes 818 590 100 00 Incumbent Senator Jeremiah Denton a retired Rear Admiral and decorated Vietnam War veteran who six years earlier became the first Republican elected to the Senate from Alabama since Reconstruction won the Republican primary with little opposition from Richard Vickers 3 Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes Republican Jeremiah Denton 29 805 88 55 Republican Richard Vickers 3 854 11 45 Total votes 33 659 100 00 Shelby won a very narrow victory over Denton less than one percent once again making Alabama s Senate delegation entirely Democratic 4 5 1986 United States Senate election in Alabama 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Richard Shelby 609 360 50 28 Republican Jeremiah Denton Incumbent 602 537 49 72 Majority 6 823 0 56 Turnout 1 211 897Democratic gain from Republican SwingAlaska editAlaska election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Frank Murkowski Glenn OldsParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 97 764 79 727Percentage 54 02 44 10 nbsp Results by state house districtMurkowski 40 50 50 60 60 70 Olds 40 50 50 60 U S senator before electionFrank MurkowskiRepublican Elected U S Senator Frank MurkowskiRepublicanMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Alaska See also List of United States senators from Alaska Incumbent Republican Frank Murkowski ran for a second term and was primarily opposed by Democrat and Alaska Pacific University President Glenn Olds and Libertarian Chuck House field representative for Eastman Kodak Company Following a highly competitive election in 1980 Murkowski faced a legitimate opponent in Olds and the contest was fairly close throughout the campaign However in the end Murkowski was able to defeat Olds 63 25 in the open primary He won 54 44 against Olds in the runoff 5 Open primary results 6 Party Candidate Votes Republican Frank Murkowski inc 91 705 63 11 Democratic Glenn Olds 36 995 25 46 Democratic Bill Barnes 4 871 3 35 Libertarian Chuck House 4 265 2 94 Democratic Dave J Carlson 4 211 2 90 Democratic Michael J Bruner 1 809 1 24 Democratic Karl Francis 1 454 1 00 Total votes 145 310 100 00 1986 United States Senate election in Alaska 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Frank Murkowski Incumbent 97 674 54 02 0 34 Democratic Glenn Olds 79 727 44 10 1 84 Libertarian Chuck House 3 161 1 75 Write ins 239 0 13 Majority 17 947 9 93 2 17 Turnout 180 801 100 0Republican hold SwingArizona editArizona election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee John McCain Richard KimballParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 521 850 340 965Percentage 60 4 39 5 nbsp County results McCain 50 60 60 70 Kimball 50 60 U S senator before electionBarry GoldwaterRepublican Elected U S Senator John McCainRepublicanMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Arizona See also List of United States senators from Arizona Incumbent Republican Barry Goldwater decided to retire instead of seeking a sixth term The open seat was won by Republican John McCain a Congressman and former Navy Officer who beat Democratic State Legislator Richard Kimball Both candidates were unopposed in their respective primaries Kimball s campaign was subject to negative press from the Arizona Republic and Phoenix Gazette One Gazette columnist described him as displaying terminal weirdness 7 McCain ultimately won the election by a margin of 20 5 and he would go on to win six more terms to the U S Senate 1 General election results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican John McCain 521 850 60 47 11 02 Democratic Richard Kimball 340 965 39 51 8 87 Write ins 106 0 01 Majority 180 885 20 96 19 89 Turnout 862 921Republican hold SwingArkansas editArkansas election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Dale Bumpers Asa HutchinsonParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 433 122 262 313Percentage 62 3 37 7 nbsp County results Bumpers 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Hutchinson 50 60 U S senator before electionDale BumpersDemocratic Elected U S Senator Dale BumpersDemocraticMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Arkansas See also List of United States senators from Arkansas Incumbent Democrat Dale Bumpers won re election to a third term over Republican U S Attorney Asa Hutchinson Both ran unopposed in their respective primaries 5 Arkansas Senate election 1986 8 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Dale Bumpers Incumbent 433 122 62 3 Republican Asa Hutchinson 262 313 37 7 Independent Ralph Forbes 52 0 1 Majority 170 809 24 6 Turnout 695 487Democratic holdCalifornia editCalifornia election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Alan Cranston Ed ZschauParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 3 646 672 3 541 804Percentage 49 3 47 9 nbsp County results Cranston 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Zschau 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionAlan CranstonDemocratic Elected U S Senator Alan CranstonDemocraticMain article 1986 United States Senate election in California See also List of United States senators from California Incumbent Democratic Alan Cranston won re nomination over nominal Democratic opposition Congressman Ed Zschau narrowly defeated Bruce Herschensohn in the Republican primary to secure the nomination Cranston narrowly won re election to a fourth term over Zschau 49 48 5 1986 United States Senate election California 9 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Alan Cranston Incumbent 3 646 672 49 3 Republican Ed Zschau 3 541 804 47 9 American Independent Edward B Vallen 109 916 1 5 Libertarian Breck McKinley 66 261 0 9 Peace and Freedom Paul Kangas 33 869 0 5 Majority 104 868 1 4 Turnout 7 398 522Democratic holdColorado editColorado election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Tim Wirth Ken KramerParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 529 449 512 994Percentage 49 9 48 4 nbsp County resultsWirth 40 50 50 60 60 70 Kramer 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionGary HartDemocratic Elected U S Senator Tim WirthDemocraticMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Colorado See also List of United States senators from Colorado Incumbent Democrat Gary Hart retired instead of seeking a third term Democratic nominee Tim Wirth and Republican Ken Kramer ran unopposed for the seat In an ultimately very close election Wirth defeated Kramer by just under 2 Wirth would retire and opt not to seek a second term 5 General election results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Tim Wirth 529 449 49 91 0 42 Republican Ken Kramer 512 994 48 36 0 34 Independent Michael Martin Bush 11 127 1 05 Socialist Workers Michael R Chamberlain 3 756 0 35 Independent American Henry John Olshaw 1 868 0 18 0 17 Prohibition Calvin G Dodge 1 571 0 15 Majority 16 455 1 55 0 09 Turnout 1 060 765Democratic hold SwingConnecticut editConnecticut election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Chris Dodd Roger EddyParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 632 695 340 438Percentage 64 8 34 9 nbsp County results nbsp Municipality resultsDodd 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Eddy 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionChris DoddDemocratic Elected U S Senator Chris DoddDemocraticMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Connecticut See also List of United States senators from Connecticut Incumbent Democrat Chris Dodd received the Democratic nomination with no opposition Republican Roger Eddy of the Republican National Committee won the Republican nomination Dodd handily defeated Eddy 65 35 10 5 1986 Connecticut United States Senate election 11 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Christ Dodd Incumbent 632 695 64 8 Republican Roger Eddy 340 438 34 9 Independent Edward J McCallum Jr 3 800 0 4 Majority 292 257 29 9 Turnout 976 933Democratic holdFlorida editFlorida election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Bob Graham Paula HawkinsParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 1 877 543 1 552 376Percentage 54 7 45 2 nbsp County resultsGraham 50 60 60 70 Hawkins 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionPaula HawkinsRepublican Elected U S Senator Bob GrahamDemocraticMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Florida See also List of United States senators from Florida Incumbent Republican Paula Hawkins won renomination with nominal opposition but so did her Democratic opponent popular Governor of Florida Bob Graham Graham defeated Hawkins by nearly 9 on election day 1 5 Democratic primary results 12 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Bob Graham 850 560 85 04 Democratic Bob Kunst 149 657 14 96 Total votes 1 000 217 100 00 Republican primary results 12 Party Candidate Votes Republican Paula Hawkins Incumbent 491 767 88 73 Republican Jon Larsen Shudlick 62 443 11 27 Total votes 554 210 100 00 General election results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Bob Graham 1 877 543 54 74 6 40 Republican Paula Hawkins Incumbent 1 552 376 45 26 6 40 Write ins 77 0 00 Majority 325 167 9 48 6 16 Turnout 3 429 996Democratic gain from Republican SwingGeorgia editGeorgia election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Wyche Fowler Mack MattinglyParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 623 707 601 241Percentage 50 92 49 08 nbsp County resultsFowler 50 60 60 70 70 80 Mattingly 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionMack MattinglyRepublican Elected U S Senator Wyche FowlerDemocraticMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Georgia See also List of United States senators from Georgia Incumbent Republican Mack Mattingly decided to run for re election and lost a close race to Democratic U S Congressman Wyche Fowler who had defeated former White House Chief of Staff Hamilton Jordan in the Democratic primary 1 5 Fowler would lose re election in 1992 1986 United States Senate election Georgia 13 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Wyche Fowler 623 707 50 91 1 78 Republican Mack Mattingly Incumbent 601 241 49 08 1 79 Write In Votes 60 0 00 N AMajority 22 466 1 83 09 Turnout 1 225 008Democratic gain from Republican Swing 1 78 Hawaii editHawaii election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Daniel Inouye Frank HutchinsonParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 241 887 86 910Percentage 73 6 26 4 nbsp County resultsInouye 70 80 80 90 U S senator before electionDaniel InouyeDemocratic Elected U S Senator Daniel InouyeDemocraticMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Hawaii See also List of United States senators from Hawaii Incumbent Democratic Daniel Inouye won re election to a fifth term 74 26 over Republican Frank Hutchinson who had defeated Marvin Franklin in the Republican primary 5 1986 United States Senate election in Hawaii 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Daniel Inouye Incumbent 241 887 73 57 Republican Frank Hutchinson 86 910 26 43 Majority 154 977 47 14 Turnout 328 797Democratic hold SwingIdaho editIdaho election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Steve Symms John V EvansParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 196 958 185 066Percentage 51 6 48 4 nbsp County results Symms 50 60 60 70 70 80 Evans 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionSteve SymmsRepublican Elected U S Senator Steve SymmsRepublicanMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Idaho See also List of United States senators from Idaho Incumbent Republican Steve Symms won re election to a second term over Democratic Governor John V Evans Evans was a popular governor and the race was ultimately close but Symms prevailed by just over 2 5 General election results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Steve Symms Incumbent 196 958 51 56 1 81 Democratic John V Evans 185 066 48 44 0 33 Majority 11 892 3 11 2 14 Turnout 382 024Republican hold SwingIllinois editIllinois election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Alan Dixon Judy KoehlerParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 2 033 783 1 053 734Percentage 65 1 33 7 nbsp County results Dixon 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Koehler 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionAlan J DixonDemocratic Elected U S Senator Alan J DixonDemocraticMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Illinois See also List of United States senators from Illinois The incumbent Democratic Alan J Dixon won re election to a second term over Republican State Representative Judy Koehler who won the Republican nomination over George Ranney 5 This was also the last time until 2022 that a winning Senate Candidate was elected to this seat twice Dixon easily won the senate race Koehler fared poorly throughout most parts of the state only winning 10 of the states 102 counties 1986 Illinois United States Senate election 14 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Alan J Dixon Incumbent 2 033 783 65 1 9 1 Republican Judy Koehler 1 053 734 33 7 8 8 Independent Einar V Dyhrkopp 15 804 0 5 Libertarian Don Parrish 13 891 0 5 Socialist Workers Omari Musa 5 671 0 2 Majority 980 049 31 4 Turnout 3 122 883Democratic hold SwingIndiana editIndiana election nbsp 19801990 special nbsp nbsp Nominee Dan Quayle Jill Long ThompsonParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 936 143 595 192Percentage 60 6 38 5 nbsp County results Quayle 50 60 60 70 70 80 Long 50 60 U S senator before electionDan QuayleRepublican Elected U S Senator Dan QuayleRepublicanMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Indiana See also List of United States senators from Indiana Incumbent Republican Dan Quayle won re election to a second term over Democratic Valparaiso City Councilwoman Jill L Long 15 5 General election results Party Candidate Votes Republican Dan Quayle Incumbent 936 143 60 57 Democratic Jill L Long 595 192 38 51 Libertarian Bradford Warren 8 314 0 54 American Rockland Snyder 5 914 0 38 Majority 340 951 22 06 Turnout 1 545 563Republican holdIowa editIowa election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Chuck Grassley John P RoehrickParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 588 880 299 406Percentage 66 04 33 57 nbsp County results Grassley 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Roehrick 40 50 U S senator before electionChuck GrassleyRepublican Elected U S Senator Chuck GrassleyRepublicanMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Iowa See also List of United States senators from Iowa Incumbent Republican Chuck Grassley ran for re election to a second term which he won easily over Democratic nominee John P Roehrick an attorney 5 Democratic primary results 16 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John P Roehrick 88 347 83 83 Democratic Juan Cortez 16 987 16 12 Democratic Write ins 60 0 06 Total votes 105 394 100 00 Republican primary results 16 Party Candidate Votes Republican Chuck Grassley Incumbent 108 370 99 96 Republican Write ins 38 0 04 Total votes 108 408 100 00 1986 United States Senate election in Iowa 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Chuck Grassley Incumbent 588 880 66 04 12 55 Democratic John P Roehrick 299 406 33 57 11 97 Independent John Masters 3 370 0 38 Write ins 106 0 01 Majority 289 474 32 46 24 51 Turnout 891 762Republican hold SwingKansas editKansas election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Bob Dole Guy MacDonaldParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 576 902 246 664Percentage 70 05 29 95 nbsp County Results Dole 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before electionBob DoleRepublican Elected U S Senator Bob DoleRepublicanMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Kansas See also List of United States senators from Kansas Incumbent Republican Bob Dole ran for re election to a fourth term which he won easily over Democratic nominee Guy MacDonald a school teacher who had narrowly prevailed in a crowded field of Democratic candidates 5 1986 United States Senate election in Kansas 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Bob Dole Incumbent 576 902 70 05 Democratic Guy MacDonald 246 664 29 95 Majority 330 238 40 10 Turnout 823 566Republican hold SwingKentucky editKentucky election nbsp 19801992 nbsp Nominee Wendell Ford Jackson AndrewsParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 503 775 173 330Percentage 74 40 25 60 nbsp Country resultsFord 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 U S senator before electionWendell FordDemocratic Elected U S Senator Wendell FordDemocraticMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Kentucky See also List of United States senators from Kentucky Democrat Wendell Ford won re election He defeated Republican Jackson Andrews who emerged from a competitive primary 5 General election results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Wendell Ford incumbent 503 775 74 40 Republican Jackson Andrews 173 330 25 60 Democratic holdLouisiana editLouisiana election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee John Breaux Henson MooreParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 723 586 646 311Percentage 52 82 47 18 nbsp Parish ResultsBreaux 50 60 60 70 70 80 Moore 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionRussell B LongDemocratic Elected U S Senator John BreauxDemocraticMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Louisiana See also List of United States senators from Louisiana Incumbent Democratic Russell B Long decided to retire instead of seeking an eighth term The open seat was won by Democrat U S Representative John Breaux who beat Republican U S Representative Henson Moore by just over 5 after the two finished second and first in the open primary respectively 5 1986 United States Senate election in Louisiana 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John Breaux 723 586 52 82 Republican W Henson Moore 646 311 47 18 Majority 77 275 5 64 Turnout 1 369 897Democratic hold SwingMaryland editMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Maryland See also List of United States senators from Maryland Maryland election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Barbara Mikulski Linda ChavezParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 675 225 437 411Percentage 60 7 39 3 nbsp County resultsMikulski 50 60 60 70 80 90 Chavez 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionCharles MathiasRepublican Elected U S Senator Barbara MikulskiDemocraticIncumbent Republican Charles Mathias decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term At the time of this announcement it was expected that then Governor Harry Hughes would run for the seat being vacated by retiring Senator Mathias However Hughes became caught up in the aftermath of the Maryland savings and loan crisis He lost popularity with voters opening the door for Mikulski s bid for the Senate Congresswoman Barbara Mikulski received the Democratic nomination over fellow Congressman Michael D Barnes and governor Harry Hughes the last of whom finished third Mikulski had previously run for the seat in 1974 Chavez won the primary handily defeating several Republican challengers Later she made comments that some Mikulski supporters interpreted as an attempt to draw attention to the issue of Mikulski s sexual orientation In an article quoting Chavez s claim that Mikulski was a San Francisco style George McGovern liberal Democrat The Washington Post reported that Chavez was directly implying that the never married Mikulski was a lesbian citation needed Chavez was accused of making Mikulski s sexual orientation a central issue of the political campaign In defending her use of the phrase Chavez stated the line San Francisco Democrats was a reference to Jeane Kirkpatrick s 1984 Republican National Convention Blame America First speech in which Kirkpatrick coined the phrase San Francisco Liberal citation needed The phrase San Francisco liberal was common at the time Mikulski eventually won the race with 61 percent of the vote 5 She was the first female Democrat elected to the U S Senate in her own right not appointed or filling a seat of a deceased husband No Republican since Mathias has represented Maryland in the U S Senate Democratic primary results 17 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Barbara A Mikulski 307 876 49 50 Democratic Michael D Barnes 195 086 31 37 Democratic Harry Hughes 88 908 14 30 Democratic Debra Hanania Freeman 9 350 1 50 Democratic Edward M Olszewski 7 877 1 27 Democratic A Robert Kaufman 6 505 1 05 Democratic Boyd E Sweatt 3 580 0 58 Democratic Leonard E Trout Jr 2 742 0 44 Total votes 621 924 100 00 Republican primary results 17 Party Candidate Votes Republican Linda Chavez 100 888 73 07 Republican Michael Schaefer 16 902 12 24 Republican George Haley 5 808 4 21 Republican Melvin Perkins 2 785 2 02 Republican Nicholas T Nonnenmacher 2 751 1 99 Republican Richard Sullivan 2 328 1 69 Republican Howard D Greyber 1 678 1 22 Republican Monroe Cornish 1 497 1 08 Republican Herbert Stone Rosenberg 1 337 0 97 Republican Horace Stuart Rich 1 199 0 87 Republican Abraham H Kalish 901 0 65 Total votes 138 074 100 00 1986 United States Senate election in Maryland 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Barbara A Mikulski 675 225 60 69 26 85 Republican Linda Chavez 437 411 39 31 26 85 Majority 237 814 21 37 10 96 Total votes 1 017 151 100 00 Democratic gain from Republican SwingMissouri editMissouri election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Kit Bond Harriett WoodsParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 777 612 699 624Percentage 52 6 47 4 nbsp County results Bond 50 60 60 70 70 80 Woods 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionThomas EagletonDemocratic Elected U S Senator Kit BondRepublicanMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Missouri See also List of United States senators from Missouri Incumbent Democrat Tom Eagleton decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term Republican Governor Kit Bond won the open seat beating Democratic Lieutenant Governor Harriett Woods 5 General election results Party Candidate Votes Republican Kit Bond 777 612 52 6 Democratic Harriett Woods 699 624 47 4 Majority 77 988 5 2 Turnout 1 477 236Republican gain from DemocraticNevada editNevada election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Harry Reid Jim SantiniParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 130 955 116 606Percentage 50 0 44 5 nbsp County resultsReid 40 50 60 70 Santini 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before electionPaul LaxaltRepublican Elected U S Senator Harry ReidDemocraticMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Nevada See also List of United States senators from Nevada Incumbent Republican Paul Laxalt decided to retire instead of seeking a third term U S Representative Democratic nominee Harry Reid won the open seat over Republican former U S Representative James David Santini 1 5 Reid had previously run for the seat in 1974 General election results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Harry Reid 130 955 50 00 12 61 Republican Jim Santini 116 606 44 52 14 01 None of These Candidates 9 472 3 62 2 33 Libertarian Kent Cromwell 4 899 1 87 0 94 Majority 14 349 5 48 15 66 Turnout 261 932Democratic gain from Republican SwingNew Hampshire editNew Hampshire election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Warren Rudman Endicott PeabodyParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 154 090 79 222Percentage 63 0 32 4 nbsp County results nbsp Municipality resultsRudman 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Peabody 40 50 50 60 gt 90 U S senator before electionWarren RudmanRepublican Elected U S Senator Warren RudmanRepublicanMain article 1986 United States Senate election in New Hampshire See also List of United States senators from New Hampshire Incumbent Republican Warren Rudman won re election to a second term beating the Democratic former Governor of Massachusetts Endicott Peabody 5 General election results 18 Party Candidate Votes Republican Warren Rudman Incumbent 154 090 63 0 Democratic Endicott Peabody 79 222 32 4 Independent Bruce Valley 11 423 4 7 Majority 74 868 30 6 Turnout 244 735Republican holdNew York editNew York election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Al D Amato Mark GreenParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 2 378 197 1 723 216Percentage 56 9 41 2 nbsp County results D Amato 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Green 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionAl D AmatoRepublican Elected U S Senator Al D AmatoRepublicanMain article 1986 United States Senate election in New York See also List of United States senators from New Hampshire Incumbent Republican Al D Amato won re election to a second term over Democrat Mark Green the Chief Speechwriter for U S Senator Gary Hart and former congressional candidate 5 Green had won a contested primary over the more moderate John S Dyson D Amato won most counties in the state losing just 5 counties This was D Amato s largest margin of victory during his Senate career 1986 New York U S Senate general election 19 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Al D Amato Incumbent 2 030 260Conservative Al D Amato 212 101Right to Life Al D Amato 135 386total Al D Amato 2 378 197 56 9 Democratic Mark Green 1 723 216 41 2 Liberal John S Dyson 60 099 1 4 New Alliance Fred Newman 10 559 0 3 Socialist Workers Michael Shur 7 376 0 2 Others 305 412Majority 654 981 15 7 Turnout 4 179 447Republican holdNorth Carolina editMain article 1986 United States Senate elections in North Carolina See also List of United States senators from North Carolina There were two elections in North Carolina Incumbent Republican Jim Broyhill who had been appointed in June 1986 to serve out the rest of John Porter East s term faced off against the popular Democratic former Governor Terry Sanford There were two separate elections held on the same day a special election for what little remained of the 99th United States Congress November 1986 January 1987 and a regular election for a new six year term beginning in January 1987 20 Sanford won both elections The primary elections would nominate candidates to the special and the regular election North Carolina regular edit North Carolina election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Terry Sanford Jim BroyhillParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 823 662 767 668Percentage 51 76 48 24 nbsp County resultsSanford 50 60 60 70 70 80 Broyhill 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before electionJim BroyhillRepublican Elected U S Senator Terry SanfordDemocraticTerry Sanford then the outgoing president of Duke University first said in September 1985 that he was planning to run for the U S Senate the next year but quickly withdrew as it appeared that the party wanted a fresh face most likely in the person of UNC System President William Friday 21 Then Friday declined to run as did other well known politicians like former Gov Jim Hunt 22 Former North Carolina Secretary of Commerce Lauch Faircloth then made it known that he would run but he was considered too conservative by many party leaders who encouraged Sanford to enter the race in order to defeat Faircloth 21 Sanford agreed to run which led Faircloth and another candidate Judge Marvin K Blount Jr to withdraw before filing their candidacies Six years later Faircloth did run for the Senate against Sanford but this time as a Republican Sen East declined to run for a second term citing his health Longtime U S Representative Jim Broyhill entered the race with much of the establishment support but David Funderburk had the backing of the organization of Senator Jesse Helms 22 Funderburk charged Broyhill with being insufficiently conservative but in the end Broyhill won the nomination handily in the May primary The next month Sen East committed suicide and Gov James G Martin appointed Broyhill to his seat Sanford narrowly defeated incumbent Broyhill on both election ballots though he received a slightly smaller margin of victory to finish the remainder of East s term due to a lower turnout 5 1986 North Carolina U S Senate Democratic primary election 23 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Terry Sanford 409 394 60 25 Democratic John Ingram 111 557 16 42 Democratic Fountain Odom 49 689 7 31 Democratic William Belk 33 821 4 98 Democratic Theodore Kinney 27 228 4 01 Democratic Betty Wallace 17 001 2 50 Democratic Katherine Harper 12 998 1 91 Democratic Walt Atkins 8 306 1 22 Democratic Others 9 493 1 40 Turnout 679 4871986 North Carolina U S Senate Republican primary election 24 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jim Broyhill incumbent 139 570 66 52 Republican David Funderburk 63 593 30 31 Republican Frazier Glenn Miller Jr 6 662 3 18 Turnout 148 5741986 North Carolina U S Senate election 25 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Terry Sanford 823 662 51 76 2 38 Republican Jim Broyhill Incumbent 767 668 48 24 1 72 Majority 55 994 3 54 Turnout 1 591 330Democratic gain from Republican Swing North Carolina special edit North Carolina special election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Terry Sanford Jim BroyhillParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 780 967 753 881Percentage 50 88 49 12 nbsp County resultsSanford 50 60 60 70 70 80 Broyhill 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before electionJim BroyhillRepublican Elected U S Senator Terry SanfordDemocraticThis was a special election for what little remained of the 99th United States Congress November 1986 January 1987 being held contemporaneously with a regular election for a new six year term beginning in January 1987 20 5 1986 North Carolina U S Senate election Special election 26 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Terry Sanford 780 967 50 88 Republican Jim Broyhill Incumbent 753 881 49 12 Majority 27 086 1 76 Turnout 1 534 875Democratic gain from RepublicanNorth Dakota editNorth Dakota election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Kent Conrad Mark AndrewsParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 143 932 141 812Percentage 49 8 49 1 nbsp County resultsConrad 40 50 50 60 60 70 Andrews 40 50 50 60 U S senator before electionMark AndrewsRepublican Elected U S Senator Kent ConradDemocraticMain article 1986 United States Senate election in North Dakota See also List of United States senators from North Dakota Incumbent Republican U S Senator Mark Andrews lost re election to a second term to Dem NPL nominee Kent Conrad State Tax Commissioner Andrews lost re election by just over 2 000 1 5 votes after a rigorous campaign involving personal attacks 27 General election results Party Candidate Votes Democratic Kent Conrad 143 932 49 80 Republican Mark Andrews Incumbent 141 812 49 07 Independent Anna B Bourgois 3 269 1 13 MajorityTurnout 289 013Democratic gain from RepublicanOhio editOhio election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee John Glenn Tom KindnessParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 1 949 208 1 171 893Percentage 62 5 37 6 nbsp County resultsGlenn 50 60 60 70 70 80 Kindness 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionJohn GlennDemocratic Elected U S Senator John GlennDemocraticMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Ohio See also List of United States senators from Ohio Incumbent Democratic U S Senator John Glenn won re election to a third term over Republican U S Congressman Tom Kindness 5 1986 OhioUnited States Senate election 28 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John Glenn Incumbent 1 949 208 62 5 Republican Tom Kindness 1 171 893 37 6 Independent Kathleen M Button 59 0 0 Independent William M Harris 29 0 0 Majority 777 315 24 1 Turnout 3 121 189Democratic holdOklahoma editOklahoma election nbsp 19801992 nbsp nbsp Nominee Don Nickles James R JonesParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 493 436 400 230Percentage 55 2 44 8 nbsp County results Nickles 50 60 60 70 70 80 Jones 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionDon NicklesRepublican Elected U S Senator Don NicklesRepublicanMain article 1986 United States Senate election in Oklahoma See also List of United States senators from Oklahoma Incumbent Republican Don Nickles won re election to his second term over Democratic U S Congressman James R Jones who defeated James Gentry in the primary 5 OK U S Senate election 1986 Senate election 29 Party Candidate Votes Republican Don Nickles Incumbent 493 436 55 2 Democratic James R Jones 400 230 44 8 Majority 93 206 10 4 Turnout 893 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