1982 United States Senate elections
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33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority |
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Template:1982 United States Senate elections imagemap Results of the elections:
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The 1982 United States Senate elections were held on November 2, 1982. They were elections for the United States Senate following Republican gains in 1980. A total of four seats changed hands between parties, with Democrats winning seats in New Jersey and New Mexico, and Republicans taking seats in Nevada and the seat of the lone independent, Senator Harry Byrd Jr., in Virginia. Democrats made a net gain of one seat in the elections, while Republicans stayed at 54 seats for a majority. A special election was held in Washington state in 1983 that gave Republicans a seat that was previously held by a Democrat, bringing their majority to 55-45.
As of 2024, this is the last time Democrats won a U.S. Senate election in Mississippi and the last time Republicans won one in Connecticut.
Contents
- 1 Results summary
- 2 Gains, losses, and holds
- 3 Change in composition
- 4 Race summaries
- 5 Closest races
- 6 Arizona
- 7 California
- 8 Connecticut
- 9 Delaware
- 10 Florida
- 11 Hawaii
- 12 Indiana
- 13 Maine
- 14 Maryland
- 15 Massachusetts
- 16 Michigan
- 17 Minnesota
- 18 Mississippi
- 19 Missouri
- 20 Montana
- 21 Nebraska
- 22 Nevada
- 23 New Jersey
- 24 New Mexico
- 25 New York
- 26 North Dakota
- 27 Ohio
- 28 Pennsylvania
- 29 Rhode Island
- 30 Tennessee
- 31 Texas
- 32 Utah
- 33 Vermont
- 34 Virginia
- 35 Washington
- 36 West Virginia
- 37 Wisconsin
- 38 Wyoming
- 39 See also
- 40 Notes
- 41 References
Results summary
46 | 54 |
Democratic | Republican |
Parties | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic | Republican | Independent | Libertarian | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last election (1980) | 46 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before these elections | 45 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not up | 26 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Up Class 1 (1976→1982) |
19 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incumbent retired | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Held by same party | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Replaced by other party | 1 Republican replaced by 1 Democrat 1 Independent replaced by 1 Republican |
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Result | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incumbent ran | 19[lower-alpha 1] | 11 | 0 | — | — | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Won re-election | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lost re-election | 1 Republican replaced by 1 Democrat 1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican |
— | — | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lost renomination, but held by same party |
0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | 19 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total elected | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net gain/loss | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationwide vote | 27,899,651 | 22,412,928 | 146,512 | 291,576 | 839,328 | 51,589,995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share | 54.08% | 43.44% | 0.28% | 0.57% | 1.63% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | 46 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Source: Office of the Clerk[1]
Gains, losses, and holds
Retirements
Two Republicans and one independent retired instead of seeking re-election.
State | Senator | Replaced by |
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California | S.I. Hayakawa | Pete Wilson |
New Jersey | Nicholas F. Brady | Frank Lautenberg |
Virginia | Harry F. Byrd | Paul Trible |
Defeats
One Republican and one Democrat sought re-election but lost in the general election.
State | Senator | Replaced by |
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Nevada | Howard Cannon | Chic Hecht |
New Mexico | Harrison Schmitt | Jeff Bingaman |
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 Ariz. Ran |
D28 Fla. Ran |
D29 Hawaii Ran |
D30 Maine Ran |
D40 Ohio Ran |
D39 N.D. Ran |
D38 N.Y. Ran |
D37 Nev. Ran |
D36 Neb. Ran |
D35 Mont. Ran |
D34 Miss. Ran |
D33 Mich. Ran |
D32 Mass. Ran |
D31 Md. Ran |
D41 Tenn. Ran |
D42 Texas Ran |
D43 Wash. Ran |
D44 W.Va. Ran |
D45 Wis. Ran |
Template:Party shading/Independent (US)/active | I1 Va. Retired |
R54 Wyo. Ran |
R53 Vt. Ran |
R52 Utah Ran |
R51 R.I. Ran |
Majority → | |||||||||
R41 | R42 Calif. Retired |
R43 Conn. Ran |
R44 Del. Ran |
R45 Ind. Ran |
R46 Minn. Ran |
R47 Mo. Ran |
R48 N.J. Retired |
R49 N.M. Ran |
R50 Pa. Ran |
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 |
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 Ariz. Re-elected |
D28 Fla. Re-elected |
D29 Hawaii Re-elected |
D30 Maine Elected[lower-alpha 2] |
D40 Tenn. Re-elected |
D39 Ohio Re-elected |
D38 N.D. Re-elected |
D37 N.Y. Re-elected |
D36 Neb. Re-elected |
D35 Mont. Re-elected |
D34 Miss. Re-elected |
D33 Mich. Re-elected |
D32 Mass. Re-elected |
D31 Md. Re-elected |
D41 Texas Re-elected |
D42 Wash. Re-elected |
D43 W.Va. Re-elected |
D44 Wis. Re-elected |
D45 N.J. Gain |
D46 N.M. Gain |
R54 Va. Gain |
R53 Nev. Gain |
R52 Wyo. Re-elected |
R51 Vt. Re-elected |
Majority → | |||||||||
R41 | R42 Calif. Hold |
R43 Conn. Re-elected |
R44 Del. Re-elected |
R45 Ind. Re-elected |
R46 Minn. Re-elected |
R47 Mo. Re-elected |
R48 Pa. Re-elected |
R49 R.I. Re-elected |
R50 Utah Re-elected |
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 |
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Race summaries
Special elections
There were no special elections during 1982.
Elections leading to the next Congress
In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1983; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.
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Arizona | Dennis DeConcini | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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California | S. I. Hayakawa | Republican | 1976 1977 (Appointed) |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. |
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Connecticut | Lowell Weicker | Republican | 1970 1976 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Delaware | William Roth | Republican | 1970 1971 (Appointed) 1976 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Florida | Lawton Chiles | Democratic | 1970 1976 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Hawaii | Spark Matsunaga | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Indiana | Richard Lugar | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Maine | George J. Mitchell | Democratic | 1980 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Maryland | Paul Sarbanes | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Massachusetts | Ted Kennedy | Democratic | 1962 (Special) 1964 1970 1976 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Michigan | Donald Riegle | Democratic | 1976 1976 (Appointed) |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Minnesota | David Durenberger | Republican | 1978 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Mississippi | John C. Stennis | Democratic | 1947 (Special) 1952 1958 1964 1970 1976 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Missouri | John Danforth | Republican | 1976 1976 (Appointed) |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Montana | John Melcher | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Nebraska | Edward Zorinsky | Democratic | 1976 1976 (Appointed) |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Nevada | Howard Cannon | Democratic | 1958 1964 1970 1976 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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New Jersey | Nicholas F. Brady | Republican | 1982 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain. Incumbent resigned December 20, 1982 to give successor preferential seniority. Winner appointed December 27, 1982. |
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New Mexico | Harrison Schmitt | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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New York | Daniel Patrick Moynihan | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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North Dakota | Quentin Burdick | Democratic-NPL | 1960 (Special) 1964 1970 1976 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Ohio | Howard Metzenbaum | Democratic | 1974 (Appointed) 1974 (Lost) 1974 (Resigned) 1976 1976 (Appointed) |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Pennsylvania | John Heinz | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Rhode Island | John Chafee | Republican | 1976 1976 (Appointed) |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Tennessee | Jim Sasser | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Texas | Lloyd Bentsen | Democratic | 1970 1976 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Utah | Orrin Hatch | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Vermont | Robert Stafford | Republican | 1971 (Appointed) 1972 (Special) 1976 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Virginia | Harry F. Byrd Jr. | Independent | 1965 (Appointed) 1966 (Special) 1970 1976 |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Washington | Henry M. Jackson | Democratic | 1952 1958 1964 1970 1976 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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West Virginia | Robert Byrd | Democratic | 1958 1964 1970 1976 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Wisconsin | William Proxmire | Democratic | 1957 (Special) 1958 1964 1970 1976 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Wyoming | Malcolm Wallop | Republican | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Closest races
In eleven races the margin of victory was under 10%.
State | Party of winner | Margin |
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Missouri | Republican | 1.7% |
Nevada | Republican (flip) | 2.4% |
Rhode Island | Republican | 2.4% |
Virginia | Republican (flip) | 2.4% |
New Jersey | Democratic (flip) | 3.1% |
Vermont | Republican | 3.1% [lower-alpha 3] |
Connecticut | Republican | 4.3% |
Minnesota | Republican | 6.0% |
California | Republican | 6.7% |
New Mexico | Democratic (flip) | 7.6% |
Indiana | Republican | 8.2% |
Arizona
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Incumbent Democrat Dennis DeConcini won re-election to a second term over Republican Pete Dunn, State Representative.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Dennis DeConcini (Incumbent) | 411,970 | 56.9 | +2.9% | |
Republican | Peter Dunn | 291,749 | 40.3 | -3.0% | |
Libertarian | Randall Clamons | 20,100 | 2.8 | +1.8% | |
Write-ins | 66 | 0 | |||
Majority | 120,221 | 16.6 | +5.9% | ||
Turnout | 723,885 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
California
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Incumbent Republican S. I. Hayakawa decided to retire after one term. Republican Pete Wilson, Mayor of San Diego and former Assemblyman, won the open seat over Democratic Governor Jerry Brown.
Wilson was known as a fiscal conservative who supported Proposition 13, although Wilson had opposed the measure while mayor of San Diego. However, Brown ran on his gubernatorial record of building the largest state budget surpluses in California history. Both Wilson and Brown were moderate-to-liberal on social issues, including support for abortion rights. The election was expected to be close, with Brown holding a slim lead in most of the polls leading up to Election Day. Wilson hammered away at Brown's appointment of California Chief Justice Rose Bird, using this to portray himself as tougher on crime than Brown was. Brown's late entry into the 1980 Democratic presidential primary, after promising not to run, was also an issue. President Ronald Reagan made a number of visits to California late in the race to campaign for Wilson. Reagan quipped that the last thing he wanted to see was one of his home state's U.S. Senate seats falling into Democrats' hands, especially to be occupied by the man who succeeded him as governor. Despite exit polls indicating a narrow Brown victory, Wilson won by a wide margin.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Pete Wilson | 4,022,565 | 51.5 | |
Democratic | Jerry Brown | 3,494,968 | 44.8 | |
Libertarian | Joseph Fuhrig | 107,720 | 1.4 | |
style="background-color: Template:Peace and Freedom Party (US)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Peace and Freedom Party (US)|Template:Peace and Freedom Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | David Wald | 96,388 | 1.2 |
American Independent | Theresa Dietrich | 83,809 | 1.1 | |
Independent | Thomas Kendall (Write In) | 36 | 0 | |
Independent | Ben Leonik (Write In) | 34 | 0 | |
Majority | 527,597 | 6.7 | ||
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Republican hold |
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Incumbent Republican Lowell P. Weicker Jr. won re-election to a third term over Democratic member of the House Toby Moffett.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Lowell Weicker (Incumbent) | 545,987 | 50.4 | |
Democratic | Toby Moffett | 499,146 | 46.1 | |
Conservative | Lucien DiFazio | 30,212 | 2.8 | |
Libertarian | James A. Lewis | 8,163 | 0.8 | |
Majority | 46,841 | 4.3 | ||
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Republican hold |
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Incumbent Republican Bill V. Roth won reelection to a third term over the state's Democratic Insurance Commissioner David N. Levinson.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Bill V. Roth (Incumbent) | 105,357 | 55.2 | -0.6% | |
Democratic | David N. Levinson | 84,413 | 44.2 | +0.6% | |
Libertarian | Lawrence Sullivan | 653 | 0.3 | ||
American Independent | Charles Baker | 537 | 0.3 | 0% | |
Majority | 20,944 | 11.0 | -1.2% | ||
Turnout | 190,960 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
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Incumbent Democrat Lawton Chiles won re-election to a third term over Republican state senator Van B. Poole.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Lawton Chiles (incumbent) | 1,044,246 | 100 |
Republican primary results[4] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Van B. Poole | 154,163 | 41.6 | |
Republican | David H. Bludworth | 116,040 | 31.3 | |
Republican | George Snyder | 100,609 | 27.1 | |
Total votes | 370,812 | 100 |
Republican primary runoff results[5] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Van B. Poole | 131,655 | 58.1 | |
Republican | David H. Bludworth | 95,035 | 41.9 | |
Total votes | 226,690 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Lawton Chiles (incumbent) | 1,637,667 | 61.7 | -1.3% | |
Republican | Van B. Poole | 1,015,330 | 38.3 | +1.2% | |
Write-ins | 422 | 0 | |||
Majority | 622,337 | 23.5 | -2.5% | ||
Total votes | 2,653,419 | 100 | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
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Incumbent Democrat Spark Matsunaga won re-election to a second term[6] over Republican Clarence Brown, a retired Foreign Service officer[7]
General election results[8] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Spark Matsunaga (Incumbent) | 245,386 | 80.1 | |
Republican | Clarence Brown | 52,071 | 17.0 | |
Independent Democrat | E. Bernier-Nachtwey | 8,953 | 2.9 | |
Majority | 193,315 | 63.1 | ||
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Democratic hold |
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Incumbent Republican Richard Lugar faced Democratic United States Representative Floyd Fithian in the general election. Lugar won with a margin of 54% of the vote, compared to Fithian's 46%.
After the 1980 Census, the Indiana General Assembly redistricted Indiana's congressional districts, pushing Democratic representative Floyd Fithian's district into more conservative territory.[9] After redistricting, Fithian, the three term incumbent of Indiana's 2nd congressional district, decided to run for Secretary of State of Indiana, but withdrew from the primary to ultimately run for the United States Senate. He challenged fellow Democrat and one term Indiana State Senator Michael Kendall of Jasper, Indiana, who Fithian earlier encouraged to run for the Senate.[10] Kendall, who represented Indiana's 47th Senate district and formed the Notre Dame Students for Robert Kennedy organization during the 1968 presidential election,[11] was seen a young progressive alternative to Fithian, who he called the "ideological twin of Richard Lugar."[12] After the bitterly contested primary, Fithian prevailed over Kendall, winning with 59% of the vote.[13]
Democratic primary results | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Floyd Fithian | 262,644 | 59.5 | |
Democratic | Michael Kendall | 178,702 | 40.5 | |
Total votes | 441,346 | 100 |
Incumbent United States Senator Richard Lugar won the republican nomination in an uncontested primary on May 4, 1982.[14]
Republican primary results | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Richard Lugar (Incumbent) | 498,248 | 100 | |
Total votes | 498,248 | ' |
In the general election, Lugar faced Fithian and American Party candidate Raymond James.[1]
On November 5, 1982, Lugar defeated Fithian and James in the general election, winning 74 of Indiana's 93 counties.[15]
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Republican | Richard Lugar (Incumbent) | 978,301 | 53.8 | |
Democratic | Floyd Fithian | 828,400 | 45.6 | |
American | Raymond James | 10,586 | 0.6 | |
Majority | 149,901 | 8.3 | ||
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Incumbent Democrat George J. Mitchell, originally appointed to the seat after Edmund Muskie resigned, won re-election to his full six-year term over Republican U.S. Representative David F. Emery, earning 61% of the vote to Emery's 39%. Mitchell would serve two more terms in the Senate, eventually serving as Senate Majority Leader.
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Democratic | George J. Mitchell (Incumbent) | 279,819 | 60.9 | |
Republican | David F. Emery | 179,882 | 39.1 | |
None | Write-Ins | 14 | 0 | |
Majority | 99,937 | 21.7 | ||
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Incumbent Democrat Paul Sarbanes won re-election to a second term in office. He defeated the Republican former Representative from Maryland's 5th district and Prince George's County Executive Lawrence Hogan.[16]
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Democratic | Paul Sarbanes (Incumbent) | 707,356 | 63.5 | |
Republican | Lawrence Hogan | 407,334 | 36.5 | |
Majority | 300,022 | 26.9 | ||
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Incumbent Democrat Ted Kennedy won re-election to his fifth (his fourth full) term over Republican Ray Shamie, a millionaire businessman and metalwork entrepreneur.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ted Kennedy (Incumbent) | 1,247,084 | 60.8 | -8.5 | |
Republican | Ray Shamie | 784,602 | 38.3 | +9.3 | |
Libertarian | Howard S. Katz | 18,878 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
All others | 205 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total votes | 2,050,769 | 70.3% | |||
Majority | 462,482 | 22.6% | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Don Riegle won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican challenger Philip Ruppe, a former U.S. Representative from Houghton.
Michigan election[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Donald Riegle (incumbent) | 1,728,793 | 57.7 | |
Republican | Philip Ruppe | 1,223,288 | 40.9 | |
Libertarian | Bette Erwin | 19,131 | 0.6 | |
American Independent | Daniel Eller | 12,660 | 0.4 | |
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Socialist Workers | Steve Beumer | 4,335 | 0.1 | |
None | Write-Ins | 42 | 0 | |
Majority | 505,505 | 16.9 | ||
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Incumbent Republican David Durenberger won re-election to his first full term over Democratic businessman Mark Dayton.[17]
General election results | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Mark Dayton | 359,014 | 69.1 | |
Democratic | Eugene McCarthy | 125,229 | 24.1 | |
Democratic | Charles E. Pearson | 19,855 | 3.8 | |
Democratic | William A. Branstner | 15,754 | 3.0 |
Dayton, 35, self-financed his campaign. Married to a Rockefeller and heir to a department store, his net worth was an estimated $30 million. Durenberger, who in 1978 and won the special election to finish the term of the late Hubert Humphrey, was largely unknown. He was considered a moderate, but supported Reagan's tax cuts. Dayton ran against Reaganomics. He has also campaigned against tax breaks for the wealthy and even promised "to close tax loopholes for the rich and the corporations—and if you think that includes the Daytons, you're right."[18] By the end of September, the senate election already became the most expensive election of all-time, with over $8 million being spent. Dayton spent over $5 million,[19] while Durenberger spent over $2 million.[20]
General election results | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | David Durenberger (Incumbent) | 949,207 | 52.6 | |
Democratic | Mark Dayton | 840,401 | 46.6 | |
Socialist Workers | Bill Onasch | 5,897 | 0.3 | |
Libertarian | Frederick Hewitt | 5,870 | 0.3 | |
New Union Party | Jeffrey M. Miller | 3,300 | 0.2 | |
Majority | 108,806 | 6.0 | ||
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Incumbent Democrat John C. Stennis won re-election to his seventh term over Republican Haley Barbour, a political operative who campaigned for U.S. Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
General election results[21] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | John Stennis (Incumbent) | 414,099 | 64.2 | |
Republican | Haley Barbour | 230,927 | 35.8 | |
Majority | 184,172 | 28.4 | ||
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Incumbent John Danforth, originally elected in the 1976 United States Senate election in Missouri, ran for a second term. In the general election, he narrowly defeated state senator Harriett Woods by just over a percentage point. Danforth would go on to serve two more terms in the Senate.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | John Danforth (Incumbent) | 784,876 | 50.9 | |
Democratic | Harriett Woods | 758,629 | 49.2 | |
None | Write-Ins | 16 | 0 | |
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Incumbent John Melcher, who was first elected to the Senate in 1976, opted to run for re-election. He won the Democratic primary after he faced a tough intraparty challenger, and advanced to the general election, where he faced Larry R. Williams, an author and the Republican nominee, and Larry Dodge, the Libertarian nominee. Though his margin was reduced significantly from his initial election, Melcher still comfortably won re-election to his second and final term in the Senate.
During his first term in the Senate, Melcher's relative conservatism for a Democrat prompted a primary challenger in Michael Bond, a housing contractor who campaigned on his opposition to nuclear war. Bond attacked Melcher for voting to increase spending on nuclear arms, and pledged to reduce military spending to $60 billion and to use the savings to reduce interest rates.[22] During the campaign, Bond came under fire from the state branches of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans for turning in his draft card in 1967 to protest the Vietnam War, who put out a statement, saying, "There is no place in the U.S. Senate for any draft dodger, draft card burner or draft protester of any kind."[23]
Democratic Party primary results[24] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Jack Melcher (Incumbent) | 83,539 | 68.3 | |
Democratic | Mike Bond | 33,565 | 27.4 | |
Total votes | 122,369 | 100 |
Republican Primary results[24] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Larry R. Williams | 49,615 | 88.1 | |
Republican | Willie Dee Morris | 6,696 | 11.9 | |
Total votes | 56,311 | 100 |
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Democratic | John Melcher (Incumbent) | 174,861 | 54.5 | -9.7% | |
Republican | Larry R. Williams | 133,789 | 41.7 | +5.8% | |
Libertarian | Larry Dodge | 12,412 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 41,072 | 12.8 | -15.5% | ||
Turnout | 321,062 | ||||
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Incumbent Democrat Edward Zorinsky won re-election.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Edward Zorinsky (incumbent) | 363,350 | 66.6 | |
Republican | Jim Keck | 155,760 | 28.6 | |
Independent | Virginia Walsh | 26,443 | 4.9 | |
None | Write-Ins | 94 | 0 | |
Majority | 207,590 | 38.0 | ||
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Incumbent Democrat Howard Cannon ran for re-election to a fifth term, but lost to Republican State Senator Chic Hecht.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Chic Hecht | 120,377 | 50.1 | |
Democratic | Howard Cannon (Incumbent) | 114,720 | 47.7 | |
None of These Candidates | – | 5,297 | 2.2 | |
Majority | 15,657 | 2.4 | ||
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Democrat Frank Lautenberg won for the seat held by retiring incumbent Republican Senator Nicholas Brady. Lautenberg won the seat with a margin of 3.2% over member of the House Millicent Fenwick.
Cresitello dropped out of the race on May 27 but remained on the June 8 primary ballot.[26]
Democratic Party primary results[27] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Frank Lautenberg | 104,666 | 26.0 | |
Democratic | Andrew Maguire | 92,878 | 23.1 | |
Democratic | Joseph A. LeFante | 81,440 | 20.2 | |
Democratic | Barbara Boggs Sigmund | 45,708 | 11.3 | |
Democratic | Howard Rosen | 28,427 | 7.1 | |
Democratic | Angelo Bianchi | 17,684 | 4.4 | |
Democratic | Cyril Yannarelli | 10,188 | 2.5 | |
Democratic | Frank Forst | 9,563 | 2.4 | |
Democratic | Richard D. McAleer | 8,110 | 2.0 | |
Democratic | Donald Cresitello | 4,295 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 402,959 | 100 |
Republican Party primary results[27] | ||||
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Republican | Millicent Fenwick | 193,683 | 54.3 | |
Republican | Jeff Bell | 163,145 | 45.7 | |
Total votes | 356,828 | 100 |
The seat had been occupied by Democrat Harrison A. Williams, who resigned on March 11, 1982, after being implicated in the Abscam scandal. After Williams' resignation, Republican Governor Thomas Kean appointed Republican Nicholas F. Brady to the seat. Brady served in the Senate through the primary and general elections but did not run for the seat himself.
In the general election, Lautenberg faced popular Republican member of the House Millicent Fenwick. She ran on a very progressive platform and polls in the Summer of 1982 put her ahead by 18 points. Even Lautenberg quipped that she was "the most popular candidate in the country."[28] Lautenberg spent more of his own money, eventually out-spending Fenwick two-to-one. He emphasised President Reagan's unpopularity, reminded the voters that she would be a vote for a Republican majority in the Senate and called Fenwick, who was 72, "eccentric" and "erratic" but denied that he was referring to her age.[28][29] He did however point out that she would be almost 80 at the end of her first term and was therefore unlikely to gain much seniority in the Senate.[28] Coincidentally, the age issue would be used against Lautenberg in his own re-election bid in 2008.
Lautenberg won by 51% to 48%, in what was considered a major upset.[28] Brady, who had just a few days left in his appointed term, resigned on December 27, 1982, allowing Lautenberg to take office several days before the traditional swearing-in of senators, which gave him an edge in seniority over the other freshman senators.
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Democratic | Frank Lautenberg | 1,117,549 | 50.9 | ||
Republican | Millicent Fenwick | 1,047,626 | 47.8 | ||
Libertarian | Henry Koch | 9,934 | 0.5 | ||
Socialist Labor | Julius Levin | 5,580 | 0.3 | ||
Independent | Martin E. Wendelken | 4,745 | 0.2 | ||
Socialist Workers | Claire Moriarty | 3,726 | 0.2 | ||
Grassroots | Robert T. Bastien | 2,955 | 0.1 | ||
Repeal TF 807 | Rose Zeidwerg Monyek | 1,830 | 0.1 | ||
Majority | 69.923 | 3.2 | |||
Voter turnout | 100% | ||||
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Incumbent Republican Harrison Schmitt was running for re-election to a second term, but lost to Democrat Jeff Bingaman, Attorney General of New Mexico.
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Democratic | Jeff Bingaman | 217,682 | 53.8 | +11.1% | |
Republican | Harrison Schmitt (Incumbent) | 187,128 | 46.2 | -10.6% | |
Majority | 30,554 | 7.6 | -6.6% | ||
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Incumbent Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan won re-election to a second term over Republican Assemblywoman Florence Sullivan.
General election results[31] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Daniel Patrick Moynihan (Incumbent) | 3,232,146 | 65.1 | |
Republican | Florence Sullivan | 1,696,766 | 34.2 | |
Libertarian | James J. McKeown | 23,379 | 0.5 | |
Socialist Workers | Steven Wattenmaker | 15,206 | 0.5 | |
None | Write-Ins | 232 | 0 | |
Majority | 1,535,380 | 30.9 | ||
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The incumbent, North Dakota Democratic NPL Party (Dem-NPL) Quentin Burdick, sought and received re-election to his fifth term, defeating Republican candidate Gene Knorr.[1]
Only Burdick filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was cattle rancher Gene Knorr. Burdick and Knorr won the primary elections for their respective parties. Burdick's campaign was known for employing more television advertisement spending when compared with his campaigns in the past, as well as making several negative portrayals. Knorr had the support of Vice President George H. W. Bush, who campaigned in state to support his candidacy. The election was also noted as the first where Burdick's age began to become an issue. Burdick, who was 74 during the year of the election, faced a much younger Knorr, who was 41. At one point, Burdick challenged Knorr to a fistfight to prove his vitality; but the challenge, assumed to be a joke, never occurred. After being defeated, Knorr moved to Washington, D.C., where he took the position of staff vice president with Philip Morris International.
One independent candidate, Anna B. Bourgois, also filed before the deadline, running under her self-created party titled God, Family, and Country. Bourgois would later run for North Dakota's other United States Senate seat as an independent in 1986, challenging Mark Andrews. She received over 8,000 votes in the election, which is rather high for an independent. Some attribute her large number of votes to the name of her party – which was based on things that North Dakotans valued. Despite the result, Bourgois' campaign still had little impact on the outcome.
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Democratic | Quentin Burdick (Incumbent) | 164,873 | 62.8 | |
Republican | Gene Knorr | 89,304 | 34.0 | |
Independent | Anna B. Bourgois | 8,288 | 3.1 | |
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Prior to the 1982 Senate campaign, Knorr had been working in Washington, DC since 1970 when he worked for the Department of Treasury. He began working in Washington, DC, residing in McLean, Virginia after receiving a Juris Doctorate from Northwestern University where he was celebrated in debate. From Treasury, he worked as a lobbyist with Charls E. Walker Associates.
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Incumbent Democrat Howard Metzenbaum successfully sought re-election to his third term, defeating Republican State Senator from Bucyrus Paul Pfeifer.
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Democratic | Howard Metzenbaum (Incumbent) | 1,923,767 | 56.7 | |
Republican | Paul Pfeifer | 1,396,790 | 41.1 | |
Independent | Alicia Merel | 38,803 | 1.1 | |
Libertarian | Philip Herzing | 36,103 | 1.1 | |
Majority | 526,977 | 15.5 | ||
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John Heinz's Democratic opponent in the 1982 election was Allegheny County commissioner and former coroner Cyril Wecht, who lacked significant name recognition outside of Pittsburgh, his home town. Although the 1982 elections were a setback nationally for incumbent President Ronald Reagan and the Republican Party, neither Heinz nor incumbent Republican governor Dick Thornburgh, who was also up for re-election in 1982, were challenged by Democrats with statewide prominence. Wecht ran a low-budget campaign lacking the assets to boost his name recognition; The Philadelphia Inquirer ran a headline dubbing the race "The Race for Senator No One Seemed to Notice."[32] Despite this, Heinz ran a cautious campaign, running as a moderate due to Pennsylvania's unemployment, 11%, one of the highest in the nation at the time, as well as the declining health of Pennsylvania's coal mining, manufacturing and steel industries. In the end, Heinz won the election by a wide margin, winning 59.3% of the popular vote. Wecht won 39.2% of the popular vote.[32]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | H. John Heinz III (Incumbent) | 2,136,418 | 59.3 | +6.9% | |
Democratic | Cyril Wecht | 1,412,965 | 39.2 | -7.6% | |
Libertarian | Barbara I. Karkutt | 19,244 | 0.5 | +0.5% | |
Socialist Workers | William H. Thomas | 18,951 | 0.5 | +0.4% | |
Consumer | Liane Norman | 16,530 | 0.5 | +0.5% | |
Majority | 723,453 | 20.1 | +14.5% | ||
Turnout | 3,604,108 | ||||
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Democratic primary results[33] | ||||
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Democratic | Julius C. Michaelson | 56,800 | 82.4 | |
Democratic | Helen E. Flynn | 12,159 | 17.6 | |
Majority | 44,641 | 64.7 | ||
Total votes | 68,959 | 100 |
General election results[34][1] | ||||
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Republican | John Chafee (Incumbent) | 175,495 | 51.2 | |
Democratic | Julius C. Michaelson | 167,283 | 48.8 | |
Majority | 8,212 | 2.4 | ||
Total votes | 342,778 | 100 | ||
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Democrat Jim Sasser was re-elected with 61.9% of the vote, over Republican Robin Beard, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Democratic | Jim Sasser (Incumbent) | 780,113 | 61.9 | |
Republican | Robin Beard | 479,642 | 38.1 | |
Majority | 1,259,755 | |||
Voter turnout | 23.9% | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Lloyd Bentsen successfully ran for re-election to his third term, defeating Republican U.S. Representative James M. Collins.
Democrat incumbent, Lloyd Bentsen, won re-election.
Texas election[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Lloyd Bentsen (Incumbent) | 1,818,223 | 58.6 | |
Republican | James M. Collins | 1,256,759 | 40.5 | |
Libertarian | John E. Ford | 23,494 | 0.8 | |
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None | Write-Ins | 127 | 0 | |
Majority | 561,464 | 18.1 | ||
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Incumbent Republican Orrin Hatch successfully ran for re-election to his second term, defeating Democrat Mayor of Salt Lake City Ted Wilson.
Utah election[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Orrin Hatch (Incumbent) | 309,332 | 58.3 | |
Democratic | Ted Wilson | 219,482 | 41.4 | |
Libertarian | George Mercier | 1,035 | 0.2 | |
American | Lawrence R. Kauffman | 953 | 0.2 | |
Majority | 89,850 | 16.9 | ||
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Republican hold |
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Lua error in Module:Format_link at line 170: too many expensive function calls. Lua error in Module:Format_link at line 170: too many expensive function calls. Incumbent Republican Robert Stafford successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate James A. Guest.
Republican primary results[36] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Robert Stafford (Incumbent) | 26,323 | 46.2 | |
Republican | Stewart M. Ledbetter | 19,743 | 34.7 | |
Republican | John McClaughry | 10,692 | 18.8 | |
Republican | Other | 162 | 0.3 | |
Total votes | '65,920' | '100' |
Democratic primary results[36] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | James A. Guest | 11,352 | 67.1 | |
Democratic | Thomas E. McGregor | 3,749 | 22.2 | |
Democratic | Earl S. Gardner | 1,281 | 7.6 | |
Democratic | Other | 536 | 3.2 | |
Total votes | '16,918' | '100' |
Vermont election[37] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Robert Stafford (Incumbent) | 84,450 | 50.3 | |
Democratic | James A. Guest | 79,340 | 47.2 | |
Independent | Michael Edward Hackett | 1,463 | 1.0 | |
Independent | Ion Laskaris | 897 | 0.5 | |
Libertarian | Bo Adlerbert | 892 | 0.5 | |
N/A | Other | 961 | 0.6 | |
Total votes | 168,003 | '100' | ||
Majority | 5,109 | 3.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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Lua error in Module:Format_link at line 170: too many expensive function calls. Lua error in Module:Format_link at line 170: too many expensive function calls. U.S. Representative from Virginia's 1st district, Paul Trible replaced Independent Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr., who was stepping down after three terms. He beat Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, Richard Joseph Davis.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Paul Trible | 724,571 | 51.2 | +51.2% | |
Democratic | Dick Davis | 690,839 | 48.8 | +10.5% | |
Write-ins | 212 | 0 | |||
Majority | 33,732 | 2.4 | -16.6% | ||
Turnout | 1,415,622 | ||||
Republican gain from Independent | Swing |
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Incumbent Democrat Henry M. Jackson successfully ran for re-election to his sixth and final term, defeating Republican challenger Doug Jewett, a Seattle City Attorney and independent King Lysen, a state senator.
Washington election[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Henry M. Jackson (Incumbent) | 943,655 | 69.0 | |
Republican | Doug Jewett | 332,273 | 24.3 | |
Independent | King Lysen | 72,297 | 5.3 | |
Independent | Jesse Chiang | 20,251 | 1.5 | |
Majority | 611,382 | 44.7 | ||
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Democratic hold |
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Lua error in Module:Format_link at line 170: too many expensive function calls. Lua error in Module:Format_link at line 170: too many expensive function calls. Incumbent Democrat Robert Byrd won re-election to a fifth term over Republican Cleve Benedict, a freshman member of the House.
Benedict made great note of Byrd's record of high office in the Ku Klux Klan, his avoidance of service in World War II, and the fact that Byrd, then alone among members of Congress, owned no home in the state he represented. His campaign represented the last serious and well-funded effort to unseat Byrd, spending $1,098,218. Byrd was Minority Leader at the time.
General election[39] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Robert Byrd (Incumbent) | 387,170 | 68.5 | |
Republican | Cleve Benedict | 173,910 | 30.8 | |
Majority | 213,260 | 37.7 | ||
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Democratic hold |
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Proxmire: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% McCallum: 50-60% |
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Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire successfully ran for re-election to his fifth and final term, defeating Republican States Representative Scott McCallum.
Wisconsin election[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | William Proxmire (Incumbent) | 983,311 | 63.7 | |
Republican | Scott McCallum | 527,355 | 34.1 | |
[[Labor-Farm Party of Wisconsin|Template:Labor-Farm Party of Wisconsin/meta/shortname]] | William Osborne Hart | 21,807 | 1.4 | |
Libertarian | George Liljenfeldt | 7,947 | 0.5 | |
Constitution | Sanford G. Knapp | 4,463 | 0.29 | |
Majority | 455,956 | 29.5 | ||
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Democratic hold |
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Wallop: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% McDaniel: 50–60% |
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Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Malcolm Wallop was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic State Senator Rodger McDaniel.
Wyoming election[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Malcolm Wallop (Incumbent) | 94,725 | 56.7 | |
Democratic | Rodger McDaniel | 72,466 | 43.3 | |
Majority | 22,259 | 13.3 | ||
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Republican hold |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Includes the interim appointee who ran for election.
- ↑ Appointee elected
- ↑ Vermont was the "tipping-point state".
References
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