U.S. Senate election, 1982
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
Arizona
Dennis DeConcini
Democrat
Re-elected, 56.9 - 40.3
Pete Dunn (Republican )
California
Samuel I. Hayakawa
Republican
Retired: Republican victory, 51.5 - 44.8
Pete Wilson (Republican )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
Edmund S. Muskie
Democrat
Retired: Democrat victory, 60.9 - 39.1
George J. Mitchell (Democrat )Republican )
Maryland
Paul S. Sarbanes
Democrat
Re-elected, 63.5 - 36.5
Lawrence J. 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
Dave 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. Brady
Republican
Retired: Democrat 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 H. 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 )Democrat )
Washington
Henry M. Jackson
Democrat
Re-elected, 69.0 - 24.3 - 5.3
Doug Jewett (Republican )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 )
See also
Senate composition before and after elections
Last updated: 06-02-2005 14:23:43
