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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 a Republican while the open seat in New Jersey was taken by a Democrat.
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.
[edit] Senate contests in 1982
| State |
Incumbent |
Party |
Status |
Opposing Candidates |
| Arizona |
Dennis DeConcini |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 56.9 - 40.3 - 2.8 |
Pete Dunn (Republican)
Randall Clamons (Libertarian)
|
| California |
Samuel I. Hayakawa |
Republican |
Retired: Republican victory, 51.5 - 44.8 |
Pete Wilson (Republican)
Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Democrat)
|
| Connecticut |
Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. |
Republican |
Re-elected, 50.4 - 46.1 |
Anthony T. Moffett (Democrat)
|
| Delaware |
William V. Roth, Jr. |
Republican |
Re-elected, 55.2 - 44.2 |
David N. Levinson (Democrat)
|
| Florida |
Lawton Chiles |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 61.7 - 38.3 |
Van B. Poole (Republican)
|
| Hawaii |
Spark Matsunaga |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 80.1 - 17.0 |
Clarence J. Brown (Republican)
|
| Indiana |
Richard G. Lugar |
Republican |
Re-elected, 53.8 - 45.6 |
Floyd Fithian (Democrat)
|
| Maine |
George J. Mitchell1 |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 60.9 - 39.1 |
David F. Emery (Republican)
|
| Maryland |
Paul S. Sarbanes |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 63.5 - 36.5 |
Lawrence Hogan (Republican)
|
| Massachusetts |
Edward M. Kennedy |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 60.8 - 38.3 |
Raymond Shamie (Republican)
|
| Michigan |
Donald W. Riegle, Jr. |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 57.7 - 40.9 |
Philip E. Ruppe (Republican)
|
| Minnesota |
David Durenberger |
Republican |
Re-elected, 52.6 - 46.6 |
Mark Dayton (Democrat)
|
| Mississippi |
John C. Stennis |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 64.2 - 35.8 |
Haley Barbour (Republican)
|
| Missouri |
John C. Danforth |
Republican |
Re-elected, 50.8 - 49.1 |
Harriett Woods (Democrat)
|
| Montana |
John Melcher |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 54.5 - 41.7 |
Larry Williams (Republican)
|
| Nebraska |
Edward Zorinsky |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 66.6 - 28.5 |
Jim Keck (Republican)
|
| Nevada |
Howard W. Cannon |
Democrat |
Defeated, 50.1 - 47.7 |
Chic Hecht (Republican)
|
| New Jersey |
Nicholas F. Brady2 |
Republican |
Retired: Democratic victory, 50.9 - 47.8 |
Frank R. Lautenberg (Democrat)
Millicent Fenwick (Republican)
|
| New Mexico |
Harrison Schmitt |
Republican |
Defeated, 53.8 - 46.2 |
Jeff Bingaman (Democrat)
|
| New York |
Daniel P. Moynihan |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 65.1 - 34.2 |
Florence M. Sullivan (Republican)
|
| North Dakota |
Quentin N. Burdick |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 62.8 - 34.0 |
Gene Knorr (Republican)
|
| Ohio |
Howard M. Metzenbaum |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 56.7 - 41.1 |
Paul E. Pfeifer (Republican)
|
| Pennsylvania |
John Heinz |
Republican |
Re-elected, 59.3 - 39.2 |
Cyril Wecht (Democrat)
|
| Rhode Island |
John H. Chafee |
Republican |
Re-elected, 51.2 - 48.8 |
Julius C. Michaelson (Democrat)
|
| Tennessee |
Jim Sasser |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 61.9 - 38.1 |
Robin L. Beard (Republican)
|
| Texas |
Lloyd Bentsen |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 58.6 - 40.5 |
James M. Collins (Republican)
|
| Utah |
Orrin G. Hatch |
Republican |
Re-elected, 58.3 - 41.3 |
Ted Wilson (Democrat)
|
| Vermont |
Robert T. Stafford |
Republican |
Re-elected, 50.3 - 47.2 |
James A. Guest (Democrat)
|
| Virginia |
Harry F. Byrd, Jr. |
Independent |
Retired: Republican victory, 51.2 - 48.8 |
Paul S. Trible, Jr. (Republican)
Richard Davis (Democrat)
|
| Washington |
Henry M. Jackson |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 69.0 - 24.3 - 5.3 |
Doug Jewett (Republican)
King Lysen (Independent)
|
| West Virginia |
Robert C. Byrd |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 68.5 - 30.8 |
Cleveland K. Benedict (Republican)
|
| Wisconsin |
William Proxmire |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 63.6 - 34.1 |
Scott McCallum (Republican)
|
| Wyoming |
Malcolm Wallop |
Republican |
Re-elected, 56.7 - 43.3 |
Rodger McDaniel (Democrat)
|
1Mitchell was appointed to the seat May 17, 1980, after Edmund S. Muskie (D-ME) resigned. No special election held in 1980.
2Brady was appointed to the seat April 12, 1982, after Harrison A. Williams (D-NJ) resigned. He did not seek re-election when Williams' term expired.
[edit] See also
[edit] Senate composition before and after elections
