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U.S. Senate election, 1982
The U.S. Senate election, 1982 was an election for the United States Senate following the Republican gains in 1980. Party balance was unchanged following the election, with the Republican seat total unchanged and the Democrats gaining one seat (one Democratic-leaning Independent left the Senate).
Incumbents Howard Cannon (D-NV) and Harrison Schmitt (R-NM) lost seats to the opposite party, and the open seat in Virginia that had been held by Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (I-VA) was taken by Republicans while the open seat in New Jersey was taken by Democrats.
In 1983, Republicans picked up the seat of Henry M. Jackson (D-WA) in a special election. This is not included in the numbers below.
Senate contests in 1982
| State
| Incumbent
| Party
| Status
| Opposing Candidates
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| Arizona
| Dennis DeConcini
| Democrat
| Re-elected, 56.9 - 40.3
| Pete Dunn (Republican)
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| California
| Samuel I. Hayakawa
| Republican
| Retired: Republican victory, 51.5 - 44.8
| Pete Wilson (Republican)
Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Democrat)
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| Connecticut
| Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
| Republican
| Re-elected, 50.4 - 46.1
| Anthony T. Moffett (Democrat)
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| Delaware
| William V. Roth, Jr.
| Republican
| Re-elected, 55.2 - 44.2
| David N. Levinson (Democrat)
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| Florida
| Lawton Chiles
| Democrat
| Re-elected, 61.7 - 38.3
| Van B. Poole (Republican)
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| Hawaii
| Spark Matsunaga
| Democrat
| Re-elected, 80.1 - 17.0
| Clarence J. Brown (Republican)
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| Indiana
| Richard G. Lugar
| Republican
| Re-elected, 53.8 - 45.6
| Floyd Fithian (Democrat)
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| Maine
| Edmund S. Muskie
| Democrat
| Retired: Democrat victory, 60.9 - 39.1
| George J. Mitchell (Democrat)
David F. Emery (Republican)
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| Maryland
| Paul S. Sarbanes
| Democrat
| Re-elected, 63.5 - 36.5
| Lawrence J. Hogan (Republican)
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| Massachusetts
| Edward M. Kennedy
| Democrat
| Re-elected, 60.8 - 38.3
| Raymond Shamie (Republican)
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| Michigan
| Donald W. Riegle, Jr.
| Democrat
| Re-elected, 57.7 - 40.9
| Philip E. Ruppe (Republican)
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| Minnesota
| Dave Durenberger
| Republican
| Re-elected, 52.6 - 46.6
| Mark Dayton (Democrat)
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| Mississippi
| John C. Stennis
| Democrat
| Re-elected, 64.2 - 35.8
| Haley Barbour (Republican)
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| Missouri
| John C. Danforth
| Republican
| Re-elected, 50.8 - 49.1
| Harriett Woods (Democrat)
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| Montana
| John Melcher
| Democrat
| Re-elected, 54.5 - 41.7
| Larry Williams (Republican)
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| Nebraska
| Edward Zorinsky
| Democrat
| Re-elected, 66.6 - 28.5
| Jim Keck (Republican)
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| Nevada
| Howard W. Cannon
| Democrat
| Defeated, 50.1 - 47.7
| Chic Hecht (Republican)
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| New Jersey
| Nicholas F. Brady
| Republican
| Retired: Democrat victory, 50.9 - 47.8
| Frank R. Lautenberg (Democrat)
Millicent Fenwick (Republican)
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| New Mexico
| Harrison Schmitt
| Republican
| Defeated, 53.8 - 46.2
| Jeff Bingaman (Democrat)
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| New York
| Daniel P. Moynihan
| Democrat
| Re-elected, 65.1 - 34.2
| Florence M. Sullivan (Republican)
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| North Dakota
| Quentin N. Burdick
| Democrat
| Re-elected, 62.8 - 34.0
| Gene Knorr (Republican)
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| Ohio
| Howard M. Metzenbaum
| Democrat
| Re-elected, 56.7 - 41.1
| Paul E. Pfeifer (Republican)
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| Pennsylvania
| John Heinz
| Republican
| Re-elected, 59.3 - 39.2
| Cyril H. Wecht (Democrat)
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| Rhode Island
| John H. Chafee
| Republican
| Re-elected, 51.2 - 48.8
| Julius C. Michaelson (Democrat)
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| Tennessee
| Jim Sasser
| Democrat
| Re-elected, 61.9 - 38.1
| Robin L. Beard (Republican)
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| Texas
| Lloyd Bentsen
| Democrat
| Re-elected, 58.6 - 40.5
| James M. Collins (Republican)
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| Utah
| Orrin G. Hatch
| Republican
| Re-elected, 58.3 - 41.3
| Ted Wilson (Democrat)
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| Vermont
| Robert T. Stafford
| Republican
| Re-elected, 50.3 - 47.2
| James A. Guest (Democrat)
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| Virginia
| Harry F. Byrd, Jr.
| Independent
| Retired: Republican victory, 51.2 - 48.8
| Paul S. Trible, Jr. (Republican)
Richard Davis (Democrat)
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| Washington
| Henry M. Jackson
| Democrat
| Re-elected, 69.0 - 24.3 - 5.3
| Doug Jewett (Republican)
King Lysen (Independent)
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| West Virginia
| Robert C. Byrd
| Democrat
| Re-elected, 68.5 - 30.8
| Cleveland K. Benedict (Republican)
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| Wisconsin
| William Proxmire
| Democrat
| Re-elected, 63.6 - 34.1
| Scott McCallum (Republican)
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| Wyoming
| Malcolm Wallop
| Republican
| Re-elected, 56.7 - 43.3
| Rodger McDaniel (Democrat)
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See also
Senate composition before and after elections
Last updated: 05-29-2005 00:26:41
Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
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