1982 United States Senate election in Tennessee
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1982 United States Senate election in Tennessee
| country = Tennessee
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Tennessee
| previous_year = 1976
| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Tennessee
| next_year = 1988
| election_date = November 2, 1982
| image_size = 125x136px
| image1 = Jim Sasser.jpg
| nominee1 = Jim Sasser
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 780,113
| percentage1 = 61.93%
| image2 = Robin Beard (cropped).jpg
| nominee2 = Robin Beard
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 479,642
| percentage2 = 38.07%
| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Tennessee results map by county.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County results
Sasser: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
Beard: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = Jim Sasser
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Jim Sasser
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsTN}}
The 1982 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 2, 1982, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jim Sasser won re-election. Sasser defeated Republican Robin Beard.
Sasser received 92% of the black vote.{{sfn|Black|Black|1992|p=356}}
Democratic primary
=Candidates=
- Jim Sasser, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Charles Gordon Vick, perennial candidate
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic Party primary results{{cite web |title=TN US Senate - D Primary |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=258507 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=February 10, 2019}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jim Sasser (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 511,059
| percentage = 88.95%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Charles Gordon Vick
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 63,488
| percentage = 11.05%
}}
{{Election box end}}
Republican primary
=Candidates=
- Robin Beard, U.S. Representative
- William Bryce Thompson, Jr.
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican Party primary results{{cite web |title=TN US Senate - R Primary |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=258508 |website=Our Campaigns |access-date=February 10, 2019}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Robin Beard
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 205,271
| percentage = 91.41%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = William Bryce Thompson, Jr.
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 19,277
| percentage = 8.59%
}}
{{Election box end}}
Results
{{Election box begin no change
| title=General election results{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=46A7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA421|title=America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State|first=Rhodes|last=Cook|date=26 October 2017|publisher=CQ Press|isbn=9781506368993|via=Google Books}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jim Sasser (incumbent)
| votes = 780,113
| percentage = 61.93%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Robin Beard
| votes = 479,642
| percentage = 38.07%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes =
| percentage = 100.00%
| change =
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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Works cited
- {{cite book|last1=Black |first1=Earl |author-link1=Earl Black (political scientist) |last2=Black |first2=Merle |author-link2=Merle Black |title=The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected |publisher=Harvard University Press |date=1992 |url=https://archive.org/details/vitalsouthhowpre0000blac |isbn=0674941306}}
{{United States elections, 1982}}