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1982 United States Senate elections#Maine

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1982 United States Senate elections

| country = United States

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1980 United States Senate elections

| previous_year = 1980

| next_election = 1984 United States Senate elections

| next_year = 1984

| seats_for_election = 33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate

| majority_seats = 51

| election_date = November 2, 1982

| previous_seat_election = 1976 United States Senate elections

| previous_seat_year = 1976

| next_seat_election = 1988 United States Senate elections

| next_seat_year = 1988

| image_size = 160x180px

| 1blank = Seats up

| 2blank = Races won

| party1 = Republican Party (US)

| image1 = Howard_Baker_1989.jpg

| leader1 = Howard Baker

| leader_since1 = March 5, 1980

| leaders_seat1 = Tennessee

| seats_before1 = 54

| seats_after1 = 54

| seat_change1 = {{steady}}

| popular_vote1 = 22,412,928

| percentage1 = 43.4%

| 1data1 = 13

| 2data1 = 13

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| image2 = Robert C. Byrd – 1977.jpg

| leader2 = Robert Byrd

| leader_since2 = January 3, 1977

| leaders_seat2 = West Virginia

| seats_before2 = 45

| seats_after2 = 46

| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 1

| popular_vote2 = 27,899,651

| percentage2 = 54.1%

| 1data2 = 19

| 2data2 = 20

| party4 = Independent (US)

| seats_before4 = 1

| seats_after4 = 0

| seat_change4 = {{decrease}} 1

| 1data4 = 1

| 2data4 = 0

| map_image = {{1982 United States Senate elections imagemap}}

| map_size = 320px

| map_caption = Results of the elections:
{{legend0|#0671B0|Democratic gain}} {{legend0|#CA0120|Republican gain}}
{{legend0|#92C5DE|Democratic hold}} {{legend0|#F48882|Republican hold}}
{{legend0|#D3D3D3|No election}}

| title = Majority Leader

| before_election = Howard Baker

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = Howard Baker

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

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. The 33 Senate seats of Class 1 were up for election in 1982. 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 bringing them to 46 seats, while Republicans stayed at 54 seats for a majority. However, the Democratic gain in New Jersey replaced a Republican that had been appointed earlier in the year. Liberal Republicans senators in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont held onto their seats, keeping the Senate in Republican hands.

A special election was also 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.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Results summary

style="width:60em; text-align:center"

|+ ↓

style="color:white"

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}; width:46%" | 46

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}; width:54%" | 54

Democratic

| Republican

class=wikitable style=text-align:center
valign=bottom

! rowspan=2 colspan=2 | Parties

| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (US)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Libertarian Party (US)}}" |

| style="background-color:{{party color|Other Party (US)}}" |

! rowspan=2 | Total

valign=bottom

! Democratic

! Republican

! Independent

! Libertarian

! Other

colspan=2 | Last elections (1980)

| 46

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 53

| 1

| 0

| 0

! 100

colspan=2 class=small | Before these elections

| 45

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 54

| 1

| 0

| 0

! 100

colspan=2 style="background:#bbb" | Not up

| 26

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 41

| 0

| 0

| 0

! 67

colspan=100 |
colspan=2 style="background:#bbb" | Up
{{Small|Class 1 (1976→1982)}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 19

| 13

| 1

| —

| —

! 33

colspan=100 |
colspan=2 style="background:#ccc" | Incumbent retired

| 0

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 2

| 1

| —

| —

! 3

rowspan=3 |

! {{small|Held by same party}}

| —

| {{party shading/Republican}} | 1

| 0

| —

| —

! 1

{{small|Replaced by other party}}

| colspan=3 {{party shading/Democratic}} | {{Decrease}} 1 Republican replaced by {{increase}} 1 Democrat
{{Decrease}} 1 Independent replaced by {{increase}} 1 Republican

| —

| —

! 2

Result

! 1

! {{party shading/Republican}} | 2

! 0

! —

! —

! 3

colspan=2 style="background:#ccc" | Incumbent ran

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 19{{efn|Includes the interim appointee who ran for election.}}

| 11

| 0

| —

| —

! 30

rowspan=4 |

! {{small|Won re-election}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 18

| 10

| —

| —

| —

! 28

{{small|Lost re-election}}

| colspan=2 | {{decrease}} 1 Republican replaced by {{increase}} 1 Democrat
{{Decrease}} 1 Democrat replaced by {{increase}} 1 Republican

| —

| —

| —

! 2

{{Small|Lost renomination,
but held by same party}}

| 0

| 0

| —

| —

| —

! 0

Result

! {{party shading/Democratic}} | 19

! 11

! 0

! —

! —

! 30

colspan=100 |
colspan=2 | Total elected

! {{party shading/Democratic}} | 20

! 13

! 0

! 0

! 0

! 33

colspan=2 | Net gain/loss

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | {{Increase}} 1

| {{Steady}}

| {{Decrease}} 1

| {{Steady}}

| {{Steady}}

! 1

colspan=2 style="background:#ccc" | Nationwide vote

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 27,899,651

| 22,412,928

| 146,512

| 291,576

| 839,328

! 51,589,995

! Share

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 54.08%

| 43.44%

| 0.28%

| 0.57%

| 1.63%

! 100%

colspan=2 | Result

! 46

! {{party shading/Republican}} | 54

! 0

! 0

! 0

! 100

Source: Office of the Clerk

Gains, losses, and holds

=Retirements=

Two Republicans and one independent retired instead of seeking re-election.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" |State

! scope="col" |Senator

! scope="col" |Replaced by

California

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | {{sortname|S. I.|Hayakawa}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | {{sortname|Pete|Wilson}}

New Jersey

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | {{sortname|Nicholas F.|Brady}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | {{sortname|Frank|Lautenberg}}

Virginia

| {{Party shading/Independent (US)}} | {{sortname|Harry F.|Byrd Jr.}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | {{sortname|Paul|Trible}}

=Defeats=

One Republican and one Democrat sought re-election but lost in the general election.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" |State

! scope="col" |Senator

! scope="col" |Replaced by

Nevada

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | {{sortname|Howard|Cannon}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | {{sortname|Chic|Hecht}}

New Mexico

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | {{sortname|Harrison|Schmitt}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | {{sortname|Jeff|Bingaman}}

=Post-election changes=

One Democrat died on September 8, 1983, and was later replaced by Republican appointee.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" |State

! scope="col" |Senator

! scope="col" |Replaced by

Washington
(Class 1)

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | {{sortname|Henry M.|Jackson}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | {{sortname|Daniel J.|Evans}}

Change in composition

= Before the elections =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|1}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|2}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|3}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|4}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|5}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|6}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|7}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|8}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|9}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|10}}

width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|20}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|19}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|18}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|17}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|16}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|15}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|14}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|13}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|12}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|11}}

{{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|21}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|22}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|23}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|24}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|25}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|26}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|27}}
{{Small|#Arizona}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|28}}
{{Small|#Florida}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|29}}
{{Small|Hawaii}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|30}}
{{Small|Maine}}
{{Small|Ran}}

{{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|40}}
{{Small|Ohio}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|39}}
{{Small|#North Dakota}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|38}}
{{Small|#New York}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|37}}
{{Small|#Nevada}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|36}}
{{Small|#Nebraska}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|35}}
{{Small|#Montana}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|34}}
{{Small|#Mississippi}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|33}}
{{Small|#Michigan}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|32}}
{{Small|#Massachusetts}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|31}}
{{Small|#Maryland}}
{{Small|Ran}}

{{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|41}}
{{Small|#Tennessee}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|42}}
{{Small|Texas}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|43}}
{{Small|#Washington}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|44}}
{{Small|#West Virginia}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|45}}
{{Small|#Wisconsin}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Independent (US)/active}} | I{{Sub|1}}
{{Small|#Virginia}}
{{Small|Retired}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|54}}
{{Small|#Wyoming}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|53}}
{{Small|#Vermont}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|52}}
{{Small|Utah}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|51}}
{{Small|#Rhode Island}}
{{Small|Ran}}

colspan=9 style="text-align:right" | Majority →
{{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|41}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|42}}
{{Small|#California}}
{{Small|Retired}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|43}}
{{Small|#Connecticut}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|44}}
{{Small|#Delaware}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|45}}
{{Small|#Indiana}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|46}}
{{Small|#Minnesota}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|47}}
{{Small|#Missouri}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|48}}
{{Small|#New Jersey}}
{{Small|Retired}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|49}}
{{Small|#New Mexico}}
{{Small|Ran}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|50}}
{{Small|#Pennsylvania}}
{{Small|Ran}}

{{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|40}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|39}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|38}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|37}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|36}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|35}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|34}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|33}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|32}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|31}}

{{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|21}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|22}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|23}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|24}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|25}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|26}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|27}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|28}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|29}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|30}}

{{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|20}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|19}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|18}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|17}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|16}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|15}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|14}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|13}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|12}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|11}}

{{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|2}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|3}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|4}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|5}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|6}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|7}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|8}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|9}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|10}}

= After the elections =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|1}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|2}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|3}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|4}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|5}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|6}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|7}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|8}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|9}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|10}}

width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|20}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|19}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|18}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|17}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|16}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|15}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|14}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|13}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|12}}

| width=10% {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|11}}

{{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|21}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|22}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|23}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|24}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|25}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|26}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|27}}
{{Small|#Arizona}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|28}}
{{Small|#Florida}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|29}}
{{Small|Hawaii}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|30}}
{{Small|Maine}}
{{Small|Elected}}{{efn|Appointee elected}}

{{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|40}}
{{Small|#Tennessee}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|39}}
{{Small|Ohio}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|38}}
{{Small|#North Dakota}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|37}}
{{Small|#New York}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|36}}
{{Small|#Nebraska}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|35}}
{{Small|#Montana}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|34}}
{{Small|#Mississippi}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|33}}
{{Small|#Michigan}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|32}}
{{Small|#Massachusetts}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|31}}
{{Small|#Maryland}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

{{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|41}}
{{Small|Texas}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|42}}
{{Small|#Washington}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|43}}
{{Small|#West Virginia}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|44}}
{{Small|#Wisconsin}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|45}}
{{Small|#New Jersey}}
{{Small|Gain}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/active}} | D{{Sub|46}}
{{Small|#New Mexico}}
{{Small|Gain}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|54}}
{{Small|#Virginia}}
{{Small|Gain}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|53}}
{{Small|#Nevada}}
{{Small|Gain}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|52}}
{{Small|#Wyoming}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|51}}
{{Small|#Vermont}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

colspan=9 style="text-align:right" | Majority →
{{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|41}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|42}}
{{Small|#California}}
{{Small|Hold}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|43}}
{{Small|#Connecticut}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|44}}
{{Small|#Delaware}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|45}}
{{Small|#Indiana}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|46}}
{{Small|#Minnesota}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|47}}
{{Small|#Missouri}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|48}}
{{Small|#Pennsylvania}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|49}}
{{Small|#Rhode Island}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

| {{Party shading/Republican/active}} | R{{Sub|50}}
{{Small|Utah}}
{{Small|Re-elected}}

{{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|40}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|39}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|38}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|37}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|36}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|35}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|34}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|33}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|32}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|31}}

{{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|21}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|22}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|23}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|24}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|25}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|26}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|27}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|28}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|29}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|30}}

{{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|20}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|19}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|18}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|17}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|16}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|15}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|14}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|13}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|12}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|11}}

{{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|1}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|2}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|3}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|4}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|5}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|6}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|7}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|8}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|9}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|10}}

valign=top

! Key

|

{| class=wikitable

align=center {{Party shading/Democratic}} | D{{Sub|#}}

| Democratic

align=center {{Party shading/Republican}} | R{{Sub|#}}

| Republican

align=center {{Party shading/Independent (US)}} | I{{Sub|#}}

| Independent

|}

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.

class="wikitable sortable"
valign=bottom

! rowspan=2 | State

! colspan=3 | Incumbent

! rowspan=2 | Result

! rowspan=2 class=unsortable | Candidates

Senator

! Party

! Electoral history

Arizona

| {{sortname|Dennis|DeConcini}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| data-sort-value=1976 | 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Dennis|DeConcini}} (Democratic) 56.9%
  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Pete Dunn (Republican) 40.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Libertarian Party (US)}}Randall Clamons (Libertarian) 2.8%

}}

California

| {{sortname|S. I.|Hayakawa}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| data-sort-value=1976 | 1976
1977 {{Small|(appointed)}}

| {{party shading/Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Pete|Wilson}} (Republican) 51.5%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Jerry Brown (Democratic) 44.8%

}}{{collapsible list|title={{nobold|Others}}

| {{Party stripe|American Independent Party}}Tena Dietrich (American Independent) 1.4%

| {{Party stripe|Peace and Freedom Party (US)}}David Wald (Peace and Freedom) 1.2%

| {{Party stripe|Libertarian Party (US)}}Joseph Fuhrig (Libertarian) 1.1%

}}

Connecticut

| {{sortname|Lowell|Weicker}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| data-sort-value=1970 | 1970
1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Lowell|Weicker}} (Republican) 50.4%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Toby Moffett (Democratic) 46.1%
  • {{Party stripe|Conservative Party (US)}}Lucien DiFazio (Conservative) 2.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Libertarian Party (US)}}James A. Lewis (Libertarian) 0.7%

}}

Delaware

| {{sortname|William|Roth}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| data-sort-value=1970 | 1970
1971 {{Small|(appointed)}}
1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|William|Roth}} (Republican) 55.2%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}David N. Levinson (Democratic) 44.2%

}}

Florida

| {{sortname|Lawton|Chiles}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| data-sort-value=1970 | 1970
1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Lawton|Chiles}} (Democratic) 61.7%
  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Van B. Poole (Republican) 38.3%

}}

Hawaii

| {{sortname|Spark|Matsunaga}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| data-sort-value=1976 | 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Spark|Matsunaga}} (Democratic) 80.1%
  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Clarence J. Brown (Republican) 17.0%
  • {{Party stripe|Independent (US)}}E. Bernier-Nachtwey (Independent) 2.9%

}}

Indiana

| {{sortname|Richard|Lugar}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| data-sort-value=1976 | 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Richard|Lugar}} (Republican) 53.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Floyd Fithian (Democratic) 45.6%
  • {{Party stripe|American Party (1969)}}Raymond James (American) 0.6%

}}

Maine

| {{sortname|George J.|Mitchell}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| data-sort-value=1980 | 1980 {{Small|(appointed)}}

| Interim appointee elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|George J.|Mitchell}} (Democratic) 60.9%
  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}David F. Emery (Republican) 39.1%

}}

Maryland

| {{sortname|Paul|Sarbanes}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| data-sort-value=1976 | 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Paul|Sarbanes}} (Democratic) 63.5%
  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Lawrence Hogan (Republican) 36.5%

}}

Massachusetts

| {{sortname|Ted|Kennedy}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| data-sort-value=1962 | 1962 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts
1964
1970
1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Ted|Kennedy}} (Democratic) 60.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Ray Shamie (Republican) 38.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Libertarian Party (US)}}Howard S. Katz (Libertarian) 0.9%

}}

Michigan

| {{sortname|Donald|Riegle}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| data-sort-value=1976 | 1976
1976 {{Small|(appointed)}}

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Donald|Riegle}} (Democratic) 57.7%
  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Philip Ruppe (Republican) 40.9%

}}

Minnesota

| {{sortname|David|Durenberger}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| data-sort-value=1978 | 1978 United States Senate special election in Minnesota

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|David|Durenberger}} (Republican) 52.6%
  • {{Party stripe|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}Mark Dayton (DFL) 46.6%

}}

Mississippi

| {{sortname|John C.|Stennis}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| data-sort-value=1947 | 1947 United States Senate special election in Mississippi
1952
1958
1964
1970
1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|John C.|Stennis}} (Democratic) 64.2%
  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Haley Barbour (Republican) 35.8%

}}

Missouri

| {{sortname|John|Danforth}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| data-sort-value=1976 | 1976
1976 {{Small|(appointed)}}

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|John|Danforth}} (Republican) 50.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Harriett Woods (Democratic) 49.1%

}}

Montana

| {{sortname|John|Melcher}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| data-sort-value=1976 | 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|John|Melcher}} (Democratic) 54.4%
  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Larry R. Williams (Republican) 41.7%
  • {{Party stripe|Libertarian Party (US)}}Larry Dodge (Libertarian) 3.9%

}}

Nebraska

| {{sortname|Edward|Zorinsky}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| data-sort-value=1976 | 1976
1976 {{Small|(appointed)}}

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Edward|Zorinsky}} (Democratic) 66.6%
  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Jim Keck (Republican) 28.5%
  • {{Party stripe|Independent (US)}}Virginia Walsh (Independent) 4.9%

}}

Nevada

| {{sortname|Howard|Cannon}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| data-sort-value=1958 | 1958
1964
1970
1976

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Chic|Hecht}} (Republican) 50.1%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Howard Cannon (Democratic) 47.7%

}}

New Jersey

| {{sortname|Nicholas F.|Brady}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| data-sort-value=1982 | 1982 {{Small|(appointed)}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Interim appointee retired.
Democratic gain.
Incumbent resigned December 20, 1982, to give successor preferential seniority.
Winner appointed December 27, 1982.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Frank|Lautenberg}} (Democratic) 50.9%
  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Millicent Fenwick (Republican) 47.8%

}}

New Mexico

| {{sortname|Harrison|Schmitt}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| data-sort-value=1976 | 1976

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Jeff|Bingaman}} (Democratic) 53.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Harrison Schmitt (Republican) 46.2%

}}

New York

| {{sortname|Daniel Patrick|Moynihan}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| data-sort-value=1976 | 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Daniel Patrick|Moynihan}} (Democratic) 65.1%
  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Florence M. Sullivan (Republican) 34.2%

}}

North Dakota

| {{sortname|Quentin|Burdick}}

| {{party shading/North Dakota Democratic-NPL}} | Democratic-NPL

| data-sort-value=1960 | 1960 United States Senate special election in North Dakota
1964
1970
1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Quentin|Burdick}} (Democratic-NPL) 62.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Gene Knorr (Republican) 34.0%
  • {{Party stripe|Independent (US)}}Anna B. Bourgois (Independent) 3.1%

}}

Ohio

| {{sortname|Howard|Metzenbaum}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| data-sort-value=1974 | 1974 {{Small|(appointed)}}
1974 {{Small|(Lost)}}
1974 {{Small|(Resigned)}}
1976
1976 {{Small|(appointed)}}

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Howard|Metzenbaum}} (Democratic) 56.7%
  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Paul Pfeifer (Republican) 41.1%

}}

Pennsylvania

| {{sortname|John|Heinz}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| data-sort-value=1976 | 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|John|Heinz}} (Republican) 59.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Cyril Wecht (Democratic) 39.2%

}}

Rhode Island

| {{sortname|John|Chafee}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| data-sort-value=1976 | 1976
1976 {{Small|(appointed)}}

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|John|Chafee}} (Republican) 51.2%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Julius C. Michaelson (Democratic) 48.8%

}}

Tennessee

| {{sortname|Jim|Sasser}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| data-sort-value=1976 | 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Jim|Sasser}} (Democratic) 61.9%
  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Robin Beard (Republican) 38.1%

}}

Texas

| {{sortname|Lloyd|Bentsen}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| data-sort-value=1970 | 1970
1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Lloyd|Bentsen}} (Democratic) 58.6%
  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}James M. Collins (Republican) 40.5%

}}

Utah

| {{sortname|Orrin|Hatch}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| data-sort-value=1976 | 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Orrin|Hatch}} (Republican) 58.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Ted Wilson (Democratic) 41.3%

}}{{collapsible list|title={{nobold|Others}}

| {{Party stripe|Libertarian Party (US)}}George Mercier (Libertarian) 0.2%

| {{Party stripe|American Party (1969)}}Lawrence R. Kauffman (American) 0.2%

}}

Vermont

| {{sortname|Robert|Stafford}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| data-sort-value=1971 | 1971 {{Small|(appointed)}}
1972 United States Senate special election in Vermont
1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Robert|Stafford}} (Republican) 50.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}James A. Guest (Democratic) 47.2%

}}

Virginia

| {{sortname|Harry F.|Byrd Jr.}}

| {{party shading/Independent (US)}} | Independent

| data-sort-value=1965 | 1965 {{Small|(appointed)}}{{efn|Byrd was appointed to the US Senate in 1965 and elected to finish his father's term in 1966 as a Democrat; he was re-elected in 1970 and 1976 as an independent.}}
1966 United States Senate special election in Virginia
1970
1976

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Paul|Trible}} (Republican) 51.2%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Dick Davis (Democratic) 48.8%

}}

Washington

| {{sortname|Henry M.|Jackson}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| data-sort-value=1952 | 1952
1958
1964
1970
1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Henry M.|Jackson}} (Democratic) 68.9%
  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Doug Jewett (Republican) 24.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Independent (US)}}King Lysen (Independent) 5.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Libertarian Party (US)}}Jesse Chiang (Libertarian) 1.5%

}}

West Virginia

| {{sortname|Robert|Byrd}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| data-sort-value=1958 | 1958
1964
1970
1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Robert|Byrd}} (Democratic) 68.5%
  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Cleve Benedict (Republican) 30.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Socialist Workers Party (US)}}William Bailey Howland (Socialist Workers) 0.7%

}}

Wisconsin

| {{sortname|William|Proxmire}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| data-sort-value=1957 | 1957 United States Senate special election in Wisconsin
1958
1964
1970
1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|William|Proxmire}} (Democratic) 63.6%
  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}Scott McCallum (Republican) 34.1%

}}

Wyoming

| {{sortname|Malcolm|Wallop}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| data-sort-value=1976 | 1976

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • {{Party stripe|Republican Party (US)}}{{Aye}} {{Sortname|Malcolm|Wallop}} (Republican) 56.7%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Rodger McDaniel (Democratic) 43.3%

}}

Closest races

In eleven races the margin of victory was under 10%.

class="wikitable sortable"

! State

! Party of winner

! Margin

Missouri

| data-sort-value=-1 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 1.7%

Nevada

| data-sort-value=-1 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican (flip)

| 2.4%

Rhode Island

| data-sort-value=-1 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 2.4%

Virginia

| data-sort-value=-1 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican (flip)

| 2.4%

New Jersey

| data-sort-value=-1 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic (flip)

| 3.1%

Vermont

| data-sort-value=-1 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 3.1% {{efn|Vermont was the "tipping-point state".}}

Connecticut

| data-sort-value=.5 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 4.3%

Minnesota

| data-sort-value=1 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 6.0%

California

| data-sort-value=-0.5 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 6.7%

New Mexico

| data-sort-value=-1 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic (flip)

| 7.6%

Indiana

| data-sort-value=-1 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| 8.2%

Arizona

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Arizona election

| country = Arizona

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Arizona

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Arizona

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = Dennis DeConcini.jpg

| nominee1 = Dennis DeConcini

| party1 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 411,970

| percentage1 = 56.9%

| image2 = No image.png

| nominee2 = Pete Dunn

| party2 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 291,749

| percentage2 = 40.3%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Arizona results map by county.svg

| map_size = 210px

| map_caption = County results
DeConcini: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
Dunn: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Dennis DeConcini

| before_party = Democratic Party (US)

| after_election = Dennis DeConcini

| after_party = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Arizona}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Arizona}}

Incumbent Democrat Dennis DeConcini won re-election to a second term over Republican Pete Dunn, State Representative.

{{Election box begin

| title = General election results{{cite web | url= http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1982election.pdf | title= Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1982 | author= Clerk of the United States House of Representatives | publisher= United States Government Printing Office | year= 1983 | access-date= September 22, 2017 | archive-date= July 21, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110721042721/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1982election.pdf | url-status= live }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Dennis DeConcini (Incumbent)

| votes = 411,970

| percentage = 56.9

| change = +2.9%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Peter Dunn

| votes = 291,749

| percentage = 40.3

| change = -3.0%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = Randall Clamons

| votes = 20,100

| percentage = 2.8

| change = +1.8%

}}

{{Election box candidate

| party = Write-ins

| candidate =

| votes = 66

| percentage = 0

| change =

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 120,221

| percentage = 16.6

| change = +5.9%

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 723,885

| percentage =

| change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

California

{{Infobox election

| election_name = California election

| country = California

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in California

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in California

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = PeteWilson (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Pete Wilson

| party1 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 4,022,565

| percentage1 = 51.4%

| image2 = Jerry Brown, 1980.jpg

| nominee2 = Jerry Brown

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 3,494,968

| percentage2 = 44.8%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in California results map by county.svg

| map_caption = County results

Wilson: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40-50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60-70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70-80%}}

Brown: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = S. I. Hayakawa

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = Pete Wilson

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in California}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from California}}

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.

{{Election box begin no change

| title=General election results{{cite web | url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3757 | title=CA US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1982 | publisher=Our Campaigns | access-date=2017-12-20 | archive-date=September 22, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922194644/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3757 | url-status=live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Pete Wilson

| votes = 4,022,565

| percentage = 51.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Jerry Brown

| votes = 3,494,968

| percentage = 44.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = Joseph Fuhrig

| votes = 107,720

| percentage = 1.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Peace and Freedom Party (US)

| candidate = David Wald

| votes = 96,388

| percentage = 1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = American Independent Party

| candidate = Theresa Dietrich

| votes = 83,809

| percentage = 1.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent

| candidate = Thomas Kendall (Write In)

| votes = 36

| percentage = 0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent

| candidate = Ben Leonik (Write In)

| votes = 34

| percentage = 0

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 527,597

| percentage = 6.7

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 7,805,520

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Connecticut

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Connecticut election

| country = Connecticut

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Connecticut

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Connecticut

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = Lweicker.jpg

| nominee1 = Lowell Weicker

| party1 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 545,987

| percentage1 = 50.4%

| image2 = Toby headshot.jpg

| nominee2 = Toby Moffett

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 499,146

| percentage2 = 46.1%

| map = {{switcher|220px

|County results

|220px

|Municipality results}}

| map_caption = Weicker: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}
Moffett: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#d2b1d9|40–50%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Lowell P. Weicker Jr.

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = Lowell P. Weicker Jr.

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Connecticut}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Connecticut}}

Incumbent Republican Lowell P. Weicker Jr. won re-election to a third term over Democratic member of the House Toby Moffett.

{{Election box begin no change

| title = General election results{{cite web | url= http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3782 | title= CT US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1982 | publisher= Our Campaigns | access-date= 2017-12-20 | archive-date= September 22, 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170922195154/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3782 | url-status= live }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Lowell Weicker (Incumbent)

| votes = 545,987

| percentage = 50.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Toby Moffett

| votes = 499,146

| percentage = 46.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Conservative Party (US)

| candidate = Lucien DiFazio

| votes = 30,212

| percentage = 2.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = James A. Lewis

| votes = 8,163

| percentage = 0.8

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 46,841

| percentage = 4.3

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 1,083,508

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Delaware

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Delaware election

| country = Delaware

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Delaware

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Delaware

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = Sen. William V. Roth (R-DE).jpg

| nominee1 = Bill V. Roth

| party1 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 105,357

| percentage1 = 55.2%

| image2 = No_image.svg

| nominee2 = David N. Levinson

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 84,413

| percentage2 = 44.2%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Delaware results map by county.svg

| map_size = 210px

| map_caption = County results

Roth: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Bill V. Roth

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = Bill V. Roth

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Delaware}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Delaware}}

Incumbent Republican Bill V. Roth won reelection to a third term over the state's Democratic Insurance Commissioner David N. Levinson.

{{Election box begin

| title = General election results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Bill V. Roth (Incumbent)

| votes = 105,357

| percentage = 55.2

| change = -0.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = David N. Levinson

| votes = 84,413

| percentage = 44.2

| change = +0.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = Lawrence Sullivan

| votes = 653

| percentage = 0.3

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = American Independent Party

| candidate = Charles Baker

| votes = 537

| percentage = 0.3

| change = 0%

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 20,944

| percentage = 11.0

| change = -1.2%

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 190,960

| percentage =

| change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Florida

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Florida election

| country = Florida

| flag_year = 1900

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Florida

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Florida

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = SenatorChiles.jpg

| nominee1 = Lawton Chiles

| party1 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 1,637,667

| percentage1 = 61.7%

| image2 = Van B Poole 2.jpg

| nominee2 = Van B. Poole

| party2 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 1,015,330

| percentage2 = 38.3%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Florida results map by county.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = County results

Chiles: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}

Poole: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Lawton Chiles

| before_party = Democratic Party (US)

| after_election = Lawton Chiles

| after_party = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Florida}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Florida}}

Incumbent Democrat Lawton Chiles won re-election to a third term over Republican state senator Van B. Poole.

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Lawton Chiles (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| votes = 1,044,246

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results{{Cite web | url= https://doe.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=9%2F7%2F1982&DATAMODE= | title= Florida Department of State - Election Results | access-date= March 29, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110718145029/https://doe.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=9%2F7%2F1982&DATAMODE= | archive-date= July 18, 2011 | url-status= dead | df= mdy-all }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Van B. Poole

| party = Republican Party (US)

| votes = 154,163

| percentage = 41.6

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = David H. Bludworth

| party = Republican Party (US)

| votes = 116,040

| percentage = 31.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = George Snyder

| party = Republican Party (US)

| votes = 100,609

| percentage = 27.1

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 370,812

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary runoff results{{Cite web | url= https://doe.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=10%2F5%2F1982&DATAMODE= | title= Florida Department of State - Election Results | access-date= March 29, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110718145046/https://doe.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=10%2F5%2F1982&DATAMODE= | archive-date= July 18, 2011 | url-status= dead | df= mdy-all }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Van B. Poole

| party = Republican Party (US)

| votes = 131,655

| percentage = 58.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = David H. Bludworth

| party = Republican Party (US)

| votes = 95,035

| percentage = 41.9

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 226,690

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin

| title = General election results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Lawton Chiles (incumbent)

| votes = 1,637,667

| percentage = 61.7

| change = -1.3%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Van B. Poole

| votes = 1,015,330

| percentage = 38.3

| change = +1.2%

}}

{{Election box candidate

| party = Write-ins

| candidate =

| votes = 422

| percentage = 0

| change =

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 622,337

| percentage = 23.5

| change = -2.5%

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 2,653,419

| percentage = 100

| change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Hawaii

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Hawaii election

| country = Hawaii

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Hawaii

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Hawaii

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = Spark Matsunaga, 1986.jpg

| nominee1 = Spark Matsunaga

| party1 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 245,386

| percentage1 = 80.1%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Clarence Brown

| party2 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 52,071

| percentage2 = 17.0%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Hawaii results map by county.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = County results
Matsunaga: {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Spark Matsunaga

| before_party = Democratic Party (US)

| after_election = Spark Matsunaga

| after_party = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Hawaii}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Hawaii}}

Incumbent Democrat Spark Matsunaga won re-election to a second term{{cite web | url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2522 | title=HI US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1988 | publisher=Our Campaigns | access-date=2017-12-20 | archive-date=September 22, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922194313/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2522 | url-status=live }} over Republican Clarence Brown, a retired Foreign Service officer{{cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kxBWAAAAIBAJ&pg=4610,4289456&dq=clarence+brown+hawaii&hl=en | title=Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search | website=news.google.com | access-date=December 20, 2017}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = General election results{{cite web | url= http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2523 | title= HI US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1982 | publisher= Our Campaigns | access-date= 2017-12-20 | archive-date= September 22, 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170922195128/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2523 | url-status= live }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Spark Matsunaga (Incumbent)

| votes = 245,386

| percentage = 80.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Clarence Brown

| votes = 52,071

| percentage = 17.0

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| party = Independent Democrat

| candidate = E. Bernier-Nachtwey

| votes = 8,953

| percentage = 2.9

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 193,315

| percentage = 63.1

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 306,410

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Indiana

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Indiana election

| country = Indiana

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Indiana

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Indiana

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = Richard Lugar 1977 congressional photo.jpg

| nominee1 = Richard Lugar

| party1 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 978,301

| percentage1 = 53.8%

| image2 = Floyd Fithian.png

| nominee2 = Floyd Fithian

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 828,400

| percentage2 = 45.6%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Indiana results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Lugar: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40-50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}
Fithian: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Richard Lugar

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = Richard Lugar

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Indiana}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Indiana}}

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.{{cite web | url =https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-04-me-passings4.3-story.html | title =Floyd Fithian, 76; Congressman, Farmer, Purdue Professor | work =Los Angeles Times | date =July 4, 2003 | access-date =February 22, 2013 | archive-date =March 18, 2014 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140318032311/http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jul/04/local/me-passings4.3 | url-status =live }} 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.{{cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19820505&id=TeVPAAAAIBAJ&pg=4304,5218468 | title =Senate Candidates Chosen in Indiana | work =Toledo Blade | author =Associated Press | date =May 5, 1982 | access-date =February 22, 2013}} Kendall, who represented Indiana's 47th Senate district and formed the Notre Dame Students for Robert Kennedy organization during the 1968 presidential election,{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yy5y0_q2KgQC&q=Michael+Kendall+indiana+senate&pg=PA40 | title =Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary | publisher =Indiana University Press | author =Ray E. Boomhower | year= 2008 | isbn =9780253007759 | access-date =February 22, 2013}} was seen a young progressive alternative to Fithian, who he called the "ideological twin of Richard Lugar."{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19820505&id=TeVPAAAAIBAJ&pg=4304,5218468 | title =Senate Candidates Chosen in Indiana | newspaper=Toledo Blade | agency =Associated Press | date =May 5, 1982 | access-date =February 22, 2013}} After the bitterly contested primary, Fithian prevailed over Kendall, winning with 59% of the vote.{{cite web | url =http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=241679 | title =IN US Senate- D Primary | publisher =ourcampaigns.com | date =June 13, 2005 | access-date =February 22, 2013 | archive-date =November 12, 2012 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20121112215355/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=241679 | url-status =live }}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Floyd Fithian

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| votes = 262,644

| percentage = 59.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Michael Kendall

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| votes = 178,702

| percentage = 40.5

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 441,346

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

Incumbent United States Senator Richard Lugar won the republican nomination in an uncontested primary on May 4, 1982.{{cite web | url =https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/us/politics/republicans-press-richard-lugar-in-primary-fight.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 | title =Once Every 36 Years, Primary Fight for Indiana Senator | work =The New York Times | author =Monica Davey | date =April 17, 2012 | access-date =February 22, 2013 | archive-date =September 23, 2017 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170923002436/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/us/politics/republicans-press-richard-lugar-in-primary-fight.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 | url-status =live }}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Richard Lugar (Incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (US)

| votes = 498,248

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 498,248

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box end}}

In the general election, Lugar faced Fithian and American Party candidate Raymond James.

On November 5, 1982, Lugar defeated Fithian and James in the general election, winning 74 of Indiana's 93 counties.{{cite web | url =http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3448 | title =IN US Senate | publisher =ourcampaigns.com | date =June 15, 2011 | access-date =February 22, 2013 | archive-date =August 20, 2016 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160820025409/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3448 | url-status =live }}

{{Election box begin no change| title= Indiana election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Richard Lugar (Incumbent)

| votes = 978,301

| percentage = 53.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Floyd Fithian

| votes = 828,400

| percentage = 45.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = American Party (1969)

| candidate = Raymond James

| votes = 10,586

| percentage = 0.6

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 149,901

| percentage = 8.3

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 1,817,287

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Maine

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Maine election

| country = Maine

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Maine

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Maine

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = George_John_Mitchell.jpg

| nominee1 = George J. Mitchell

| party1 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 279,819

| percentage1 = 60.9%

| image2 = David_F_Emery.png

| nominee2 = David F. Emery

| party2 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 179,882

| percentage2 = 39.1%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Maine results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Mitchell: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}
Emery: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = George J. Mitchell

| before_party = Democratic Party (US)

| after_election = George J. Mitchell

| after_party = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Maine}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Maine|1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine}}

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.

{{Election box begin no change| title= Maine election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = George J. Mitchell (Incumbent)

| votes = 279,819

| percentage = 60.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = David F. Emery

| votes = 179,882

| percentage = 39.1

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| party = None

| candidate = Write-Ins

| votes = 14

| percentage = 0

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 99,937

| percentage = 21.7

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 459,715

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Maryland

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Maryland}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Maryland}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Maryland election

| country = Maryland

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Maryland

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Maryland

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = Sen Paul Sarbanes (higher res).jpg

| nominee1 = Paul Sarbanes

| party1 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 707,356

| percentage1 = 63.5%

| image2 = Lawrence Joseph Hogan (restoration cropped).jpg

| nominee2 = Lawrence Hogan

| party2 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 407,334

| percentage2 = 36.5%

| map_image = Maryland Senate Election Results by County, 1982.svg

| map_size = 275px

| map_caption = County results

Sarbanes: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}

Hogan: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Paul Sarbanes

| before_party = Democratic Party (US)

| after_election = Paul Sarbanes

| after_party = Democratic Party (US)

}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fec.gov/introduction-campaign-finance/election-and-voting-information/|title=Election and voting information|website=FEC.gov|access-date=February 11, 2022|archive-date=May 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506061416/http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/federalelections2008.pdf|url-status=live}}

{{Election box begin no change| title= Maryland election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Paul Sarbanes (Incumbent)

| votes = 707,356

| percentage = 63.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Lawrence Hogan

| votes = 407,334

| percentage = 36.5

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 300,022

| percentage = 26.9

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 1,114,690

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Massachusetts

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Massachusetts election

| country = Massachusetts

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = Ted Kennedy in New York.jpg

| nominee1 = Ted Kennedy

| party1 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 1,247,084

| percentage1 = 60.8%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Ray Shamie

| party2 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 784,602

| percentage2 = 38.3%

| map_image = {{switcher

|250px

|County Results

|File:1982 United States Senate Election in Massachusetts by Municipality.svg

|Municipality Results

|default=1

}}

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Kennedy: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584CDE|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933E5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|90–100%}}


Shamie: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Ted Kennedy

| before_party = Democratic Party (US)

| after_election = Ted Kennedy

| after_party = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Massachusetts}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Massachusetts}}

Incumbent Democrat Ted Kennedy won re-election to his fifth (his fourth full) term over Republican Ray Shamie, a millionaire businessman and metalwork entrepreneur.

{{Election box begin

| title = General election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Ted Kennedy (Incumbent)

| votes = 1,247,084

| percentage = 60.8

| change = -8.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Ray Shamie

| votes = 784,602

| percentage = 38.3

| change = +9.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = Howard S. Katz

| votes = 18,878

| percentage = 0.9

| change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate

| party =

| candidate = All others

| votes = 205

| percentage = 0

| change = 0

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 2,050,769

| percentage = 70.3%

| change =

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 462,482

| percentage = 22.6%

| change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Michigan

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Michigan election

| country = Michigan

| flag_year = 1956

| type = Presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Michigan

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Michigan

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = x145px

| image1 = File:Riegle2.jpg

| nominee1 = Don Riegle

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 1,728,793

| percentage1 = 57.74%

| image2 = File:Philip Ruppe.jpg

| nominee2 = Philip Ruppe

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 1,223,288

| percentage2 = 40.85%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Michigan results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Riegle: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}
Ruppe: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Don Riegle

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Don Riegle

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Michigan}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Michigan}}

Incumbent Democrat Don Riegle won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican challenger Philip Ruppe, a former U.S. Representative from Houghton.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Donald Riegle (incumbent)

| votes = 1,728,793

| percentage = 57.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Philip Ruppe

| votes = 1,223,288

| percentage = 40.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = Bette Erwin

| votes = 19,131

| percentage = 0.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = American Independent Party

| candidate = Daniel Eller

| votes = 12,660

| percentage = 0.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Workers League Party (US)

| candidate = Helen Halyard

| votes = 6,085

| percentage = 0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Socialist Workers Party (US)

| candidate = Steve Beumer

| votes = 4,335

| percentage = 0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| party = None

| candidate = Write-Ins

| votes = 42

| percentage = 0

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 505,505

| percentage = 16.9

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 2,994,334

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

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{{clear}}

Minnesota

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Minnesota election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1957

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1978 United States Senate special election in Minnesota

| previous_year = 1978

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Minnesota

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = DavidDurenberger.jpg

| nominee1 = David Durenberger

| party1 = Independent-Republicans (Minnesota)

| popular_vote1 = 949,207

| percentage1 = 52.6%

| image2 = Mark Dayton 1982.jpeg

| nominee2 = Mark Dayton

| party2 = Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (Minnesota)

| popular_vote2 = 840,401

| percentage2 = 46.6%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Minnesota results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results

Durenberger: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}

Dayton: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = David Durenberger

| before_party = Independent-Republicans (Minnesota)

| after_election = David Durenberger

| after_party = Independent-Republicans (Minnesota)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Minnesota}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Minnesota}}

Incumbent Republican David Durenberger won re-election to his second term over Democratic businessman Mark Dayton.{{cite web | url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3767 | title=MN US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1982 | publisher=Our Campaigns | access-date=2017-12-20 | archive-date=September 8, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908063242/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3767 | url-status=live }}

File:Mondale Dayton.jpg.]]

{{Election box begin no change

| title = General election results

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Mark Dayton

| votes = 359,014

| percentage = 69.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Eugene McCarthy

| votes = 125,229

| percentage = 24.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Charles E. Pearson

| votes = 19,855

| percentage = 3.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = William A. Branstner

| votes = 15,754

| percentage = 3.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

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."{{cite web | url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,925732,00.html#ixzz1CXOkQqpT | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101015060308/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,925732,00.html#ixzz1CXOkQqpT | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 15, 2010 | title=Senators: Questions About Campaign Spending | publisher=TIME | date=1982-09-27 | access-date=2017-12-20}} 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,{{cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XJszAAAAIBAJ&pg=4014,2077322&dq=mark+dayton&hl=en | title=Lodi News-Sentinel - Google News Archive Search | website=news.google.com | access-date=December 20, 2017}} while Durenberger spent over $2 million.{{cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sHpQAAAAIBAJ&pg=3173,3674153&dq=mark+dayton&hl=en | title=The Milwaukee Sentinel - Google News Archive Search | website=news.google.com | access-date=December 20, 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = General election results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = David Durenberger (Incumbent)

| votes = 949,207

| percentage = 52.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Mark Dayton

| votes = 840,401

| percentage = 46.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Socialist Workers Party (US)

| candidate = Bill Onasch

| votes = 5,897

| percentage = 0.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = Frederick Hewitt

| votes = 5,870

| percentage = 0.3

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| party = New Union Party

| candidate = Jeffrey M. Miller

| votes = 3,300

| percentage = 0.2

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 108,806

| percentage = 6.0

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 1,804,675

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Mississippi

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Mississippi election

| country = Mississippi

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Mississippi

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Mississippi

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| flag_year = 1894

| image1 = JohnCStennis.jpg

| nominee1 = John C. Stennis

| party1 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 414,099

| percentage1 = 64.2%

| image2 = Haley Barbour cropped.jpg

| nominee2 = Haley Barbour

| party2 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 230,927

| percentage2 = 35.8%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Mississippi results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Stennis: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0d056c|>90%}}
Barbour: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = John C. Stennis

| before_party = Democratic Party (US)

| after_election = John C. Stennis

| after_party = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Mississippi}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Mississippi}}

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.

{{Election box begin no change

| title = General election results{{cite web | url= http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3765 | title= MS US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1982 | publisher= Our Campaigns | access-date= 2017-12-20 | archive-date= September 22, 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170922195042/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3765 | url-status= live }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = John Stennis (Incumbent)

| votes = 414,099

| percentage = 64.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Haley Barbour

| votes = 230,927

| percentage = 35.8

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 184,172

| percentage = 28.4

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 645,026

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Missouri

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Missouri election

| country = Missouri

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Missouri

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Missouri

| next_year = 1988

| image1 = x160px

| nominee1 = John Danforth

| party1 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 784,876

| percentage1 = 50.8%

| image2 = x160px

| nominee2 = Harriett Woods

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 758,629

| percentage2 = 49.2%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Missouri results map by county.svg

| map_size = 255px

| map_caption = County Results

Danforth: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60-70%}}

Woods: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60-70%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = John Danforth

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = John Danforth

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Missouri}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Missouri}}

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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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = John Danforth (Incumbent)

| votes = 784,876

| percentage = 50.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Harriett Woods

| votes = 758,629

| percentage = 49.2

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| party = None

| candidate = Write-Ins

| votes = 16

| percentage = 0

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 26,247

| percentage = 1.7

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 1,543,521

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Montana

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Montana election

| country = Montana

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Montana

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Montana

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = John Melcher.jpg

| nominee1 = John Melcher

| party1 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 174,861

| percentage1 = 54.5%

| image2 = No_image.svg

| nominee2 = Larry R. Williams

| party2 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 133,789

| percentage2 = 41.7%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = County results
Melcher: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}
Williams: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = John Melcher

| before_party = Democratic Party (US)

| after_election = John Melcher

| after_party = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Montana}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Montana}}

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.{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/06/us/melcher-faces-difficult-test-in-montana-s-senate-primary.html | title=Melcher Faces Difficult Test in Montana's Senate Primary | date=June 6, 1982 | access-date=July 2, 2014 | work=The New York Times | archive-date=July 15, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715190750/http://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/06/us/melcher-faces-difficult-test-in-montana-s-senate-primary.html | url-status=live }} 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."{{cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1290&dat=19941109&id=B1JUAAAAIBAJ&pg=6042,4278263 | title=Vets ask draft-protesting candidate to call it quits | date=May 31, 1982 | access-date=July 2, 2014 | work=The Spokesman-Review}}

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| title = Democratic Party primary results{{cite web | url= https://archive.org/stream/primaryofficial1976montrich#page/n0/mode/2up | title= Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, June 1, 1976 | publisher= Montana Secretary of State | access-date= July 2, 2014}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jack Melcher (Incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| votes = 83,539

| percentage = 68.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mike Bond

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| votes = 33,565

| percentage = 27.4

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 122,369

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican Primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Larry R. Williams

| party = Republican Party (US)

| votes = 49,615

| percentage = 88.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Willie Dee Morris

| party = Republican Party (US)

| votes = 6,696

| percentage = 11.9

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 56,311

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin

| title = Montana election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = John Melcher (Incumbent)

| votes = 174,861

| percentage = 54.5

| change = -9.7%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Larry R. Williams

| votes = 133,789

| percentage = 41.7

| change = +5.8%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = Larry Dodge

| votes = 12,412

| percentage = 3.9

| change =

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 41,072

| percentage = 12.8

| change = -15.5%

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 321,062

| percentage =

| change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser = Republican Party (US)

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Nebraska

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Nebraska election

| country = Nebraska

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Nebraska

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Nebraska

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = ZorinskyE(D-NE).jpg

| nominee1 = Edward Zorinsky

| party1 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 363,350

| percentage1 = 66.6%

| image2 = No_image.svg

| nominee2 = Jim Keck

| party2 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 155,760

| percentage2 = 28.6%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Nebraska results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Zorinsky: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}
Keck: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#cdafdc|40–50%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Edward Zorinsky

| before_party = Democratic Party (US)

| after_election = Edward Zorinsky

| after_party = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Nebraska}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Nebraska}}

Incumbent Democrat Edward Zorinsky won re-election.

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 1982 Nebraska U.S. Senate Election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Edward Zorinsky (incumbent)

| votes = 363,350

| percentage = 66.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Jim Keck

| votes = 155,760

| percentage = 28.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent

| candidate = Virginia Walsh

| votes = 26,443

| percentage = 4.9

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| party = None

| candidate = Write-Ins

| votes = 94

| percentage = 0

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 207,590

| percentage = 38.0

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 545,647

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Nevada

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Nevada election

| country = Nevada

| flag_year = 1929

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Nevada

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Nevada

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = Chic Hecht.JPG

| nominee1 = Chic Hecht

| party1 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 120,377

| percentage1 = 50.1%

| image2 = Howard Cannon.jpg

| nominee2 = Howard Cannon

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 114,720

| percentage2 = 47.7%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg

| map_size = 230px

| map_caption = County results
Hecht: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}
Cannon: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Howard Cannon

| before_party = Democratic Party (US)

| after_election = Chic Hecht

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Nevada}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Nevada}}

Incumbent Democrat Howard Cannon ran for re-election to a fifth term, but lost to Republican State Senator Chic Hecht.

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| title = General election results{{cite web | url= http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3758 | title= NV US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1982 | publisher= Our Campaigns | access-date= 2017-12-20 | archive-date= September 22, 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170922194917/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3758 | url-status= live }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Chic Hecht

| votes = 120,377

| percentage = 50.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Howard Cannon (Incumbent)

| votes = 114,720

| percentage = 47.7

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| party = None of These Candidates

| candidate = –

| votes = 5,297

| percentage = 2.2

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 15,657

| percentage = 2.4

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 240,394

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser = Democratic Party (US)

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

New Jersey

{{Infobox election

| election_name = New Jersey election

| country = New Jersey

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in New Jersey

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in New Jersey

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = Frank Lautenberg 1983 congressional photo.jpg

| nominee1 = Frank Lautenberg

| party1 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 1,117,549

| percentage1 = 50.9%

| image2 = Rep Millicent Fenwick.jpg

| nominee2 = Millicent Fenwick

| party2 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 1,047,626

| percentage2 = 47.8%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in New Jersey results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = Lautenberg: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}


Fenwick: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Nicholas F. Brady

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = Frank Lautenberg

| after_party = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in New Jersey}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from New Jersey}}

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.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/28/nyregion/the-region-cresitello-quits-jersey-senate-race.html | title=Cresitello Quits Jersey Senate Race | date=May 28, 1982 | newspaper=The New York Times | access-date=June 25, 2016 | quote=TRENTON, May 27— Former Mayor Donald Cresitello of Morristown withdrew today from the race for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator and endorsed former Representative Joseph A. LeFante of Bayonne. | archive-date=August 13, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813195038/http://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/28/nyregion/the-region-cresitello-quits-jersey-senate-race.html | url-status=live }}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic Party primary results{{cite web | url= http://www.njelections.org/election-results/1982-primary-results-us-senate.pdf | title= Republican and Democratic Candidates for the Office of United States Senator | publisher= Secretary of State of New Jersey | year= 1982 | access-date= June 25, 2016 | archive-date= July 7, 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160707153717/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/1982-primary-results-us-senate.pdf | url-status= live }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Frank Lautenberg

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| votes = 104,666

| percentage = 26.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Andrew Maguire

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| votes = 92,878

| percentage = 23.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Joseph A. LeFante

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| votes = 81,440

| percentage = 20.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Barbara Boggs Sigmund

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| votes = 45,708

| percentage = 11.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Howard Rosen

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| votes = 28,427

| percentage = 7.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Angelo Bianchi

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| votes = 17,684

| percentage = 4.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Cyril Yannarelli

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| votes = 10,188

| percentage = 2.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Frank Forst

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| votes = 9,563

| percentage = 2.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Richard D. McAleer

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| votes = 8,110

| percentage = 2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Donald Cresitello

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| votes = 4,295

| percentage = 1.1

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 402,959

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican Party primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Millicent Fenwick

| party = Republican Party (US)

| votes = 193,683

| percentage = 54.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jeff Bell

| party = Republican Party (US)

| votes = 163,145

| percentage = 45.7

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 356,828

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

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."{{cite news | url=http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2013/01/7175915/when-lautenbergs-age-met-bookers-ambition-elegy-swamp-dog?page=all | title=When Lautenberg's Age Met Booker's Ambition: An Elegy for the Swamp Dog | author=Kornacki, Steve | publisher=Capital New York | date=January 14, 2013 | access-date=June 5, 2013 | archive-date=January 19, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119050258/http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2013/01/7175915/when-lautenbergs-age-met-bookers-ambition-elegy-swamp-dog?page=all | url-status=live }} 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.{{cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-03/frank-lautenberg-limousine-leftist-u-s-senator-dies-at-89.html | title=Frank Lautenberg, U.S. Senator From New Jersey, Dies at 89 | author=Arnold, Laurence | publisher=Bloomberg News | date=June 3, 2013 | access-date=June 6, 2013 | archive-date=June 7, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607222143/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-03/frank-lautenberg-limousine-leftist-u-s-senator-dies-at-89.html | url-status=live }} 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. 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. 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.

{{Election box begin no change

| title = General election results{{cite web | url= http://www.njelections.org/election-results/1982-general-results-us-senate.pdf | title= Votes Cast for the Office of United States Senator | publisher= Secretary of State of New Jersey | year= 1982 | access-date= June 25, 2016 | archive-date= July 7, 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160707153708/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/1982-general-results-us-senate.pdf | url-status= live }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Frank Lautenberg

| votes = 1,117,549

| percentage = 50.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Millicent Fenwick

| votes = 1,047,626

| percentage = 47.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = Henry Koch

| votes = 9,934

| percentage = 0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| party = Socialist Labor

| candidate = Julius Levin

| votes = 5,580

| percentage = 0.3

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| party = Independent

| candidate = Martin E. Wendelken

| votes = 4,745

| percentage = 0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| party = Socialist Workers

| candidate = Claire Moriarty

| votes = 3,726

| percentage = 0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| party = Grassroots

| candidate = Robert T. Bastien

| votes = 2,955

| percentage = 0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| candidate = Rose Zeidwerg Monyek

| party = Repeal TF 807

| votes = 1,830

| percentage = 0.1

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 69.923

| percentage = 3.2

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 2,193,945

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser = Republican Party (US)

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

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New Mexico

{{Infobox election

| election_name = New Mexico election

| country = New Mexico

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in New Mexico

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in New Mexico

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = Jeff-Bingaman.jpg

| nominee1 = Jeff Bingaman

| party1 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 217,682

| percentage1 = 53.8%

| image2 = Sen Harrison Schmitt.jpg

| nominee2 = Harrison Schmitt

| party2 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 187,128

| percentage2 = 46.2%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in New Mexico results map by county.svg

| map_size = 200px

| map_caption = County results
Bingaman: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}

Schmitt: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Harrison Schmitt

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = Jeff Bingaman

| after_party = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in New Mexico}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from New Mexico}}

Incumbent Republican Harrison Schmitt was running for re-election to a second term, but lost to Democrat Jeff Bingaman, Attorney General of New Mexico.

{{Election box begin

| title = New Mexico election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Jeff Bingaman

| votes = 217,682

| percentage = 53.8

| change = +11.1%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Harrison Schmitt (Incumbent)

| votes = 187,128

| percentage = 46.2

| change = -10.6%

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 30,554

| percentage = 7.6

| change = -6.6%

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 404,810

| percentage =

| change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser = Republican Party (US)

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

New York

{{Infobox election

| election_name = New York election

| country = New York

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in New York

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in New York

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = DanielPatrickMoynihan.jpg

| nominee1 = Pat Moynihan

| party1 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 3,232,146

| percentage1 = 65.1%

| image2 = Replace this image female.svg

| nominee2 = Florence Sullivan

| party2 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 1,696,766

| percentage2 = 34.2%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in New York results map by county.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = County results
Moynihan: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
Sullivan: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Pat Moynihan

| before_party = Democratic Party (US)

| after_election = Pat Moynihan

| after_party = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in New York}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from New York}}

Incumbent Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan won re-election to a second term over Republican Assemblywoman Florence Sullivan.

{{Election box begin no change

| title = General election results{{cite web | url= http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3781 | title= NY US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1982 | publisher= Our Campaigns | access-date= 2017-12-20 | archive-date= September 22, 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170922195311/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3781 | url-status= live }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Daniel Patrick Moynihan (Incumbent)

| votes = 3,232,146

| percentage = 65.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Florence Sullivan

| votes = 1,696,766

| percentage = 34.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = James J. McKeown

| votes = 23,379

| percentage = 0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Socialist Workers Party (US)

| candidate = Steven Wattenmaker

| votes = 15,206

| percentage = 0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| party = None

| candidate = Write-Ins

| votes = 232

| percentage = 0

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 1,535,380

| percentage = 30.9

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 4,967,729

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

North Dakota

{{Infobox election

| election_name = North Dakota election

| country = North Dakota

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in North Dakota

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in North Dakota

| next_year = 1988

| image1 = x150px

| nominee1 = Quentin Burdick

| party1 = North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party

| popular_vote1 = 164,873

| percentage1 = 62.82%

| image2 = x120px

| nominee2 = Gene Knorr

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 89,304

| percentage2 = 34.03%

| map_image = 1982 nd senate.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Burdick: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}
Knorr: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Quentin Burdick

| posttitle = Elected U.S. Senator

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Quentin Burdick

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in North Dakota}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from North Dakota}}

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.

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.

{{Election box begin no change

| title = North Dakota election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Quentin Burdick (Incumbent)

| votes = 164,873

| percentage = 62.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Gene Knorr

| votes = 89,304

| percentage = 34.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent

| candidate = Anna B. Bourgois

| votes = 8,288

| percentage = 3.1

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 75,569

| percentage = 28.8

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 262,465

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

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 Doctor 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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Ohio

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Ohio election

| country = Ohio

| flag_year = 1956

| type = Presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Ohio

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Ohio

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Howard Metzenbaum 97th Congress 1981.jpg

| nominee1 = Howard Metzenbaum

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 1,923,767

| percentage1 = 56.66%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Paul Pfeifer

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 1,396,790

| percentage2 = 41.14%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Ohio results map by county.svg

| map_size = 200px

| map_caption = County Results
Metzenbaum: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}
Pfeifer: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60-70%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Howard Metzenbaum

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Howard Metzenbaum

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Ohio}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Ohio}}

Incumbent Democrat Howard Metzenbaum successfully sought re-election to his third term, defeating Republican State Senator from Bucyrus Paul Pfeifer.

{{Election box begin no change| title= Ohio election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Howard Metzenbaum (Incumbent)

| votes = 1,923,767

| percentage = 56.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Paul Pfeifer

| votes = 1,396,790

| percentage = 41.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent

| candidate = Alicia Merel

| votes = 38,803

| percentage = 1.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = Philip Herzing

| votes = 36,103

| percentage = 1.1

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 526,977

| percentage = 15.5

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 3,395,463

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Pennsylvania

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Pennsylvania election

| country = Pennsylvania

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = John Heinz.jpg

| nominee1 = John Heinz

| party1 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 2,136,418

| percentage1 = 59.3%

| image2 = No_image.svg

| nominee2 = Cyril Wecht

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 1,412,965

| percentage2 = 39.2%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results

Heinz: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}

Wecht: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = H. John Heinz III

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = H. John Heinz III

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Pennsylvania}}

Incumbent Republican H. John Heinz III successfully sought re-election to another term, defeating Democratic nominee Cyril Wecht, member of the Allegheny County Board of Commissioners.

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."{{cite book | last=Lamis | first=Renée M. |others= Foreword by James L. Sundquist| title=The realignment of Pennsylvania politics since 1960 : two-party competition in a battleground state | year=2009 | publisher=Pennsylvania State University Press | location=University Park, Pa. | isbn=978-0271034195 | page=109 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=auk11Pa59U4C&q=1982+heinz+wecht&pg=PA109}} 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.

{{Election box begin

| title = General election results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = H. John Heinz III (Incumbent)

| votes = 2,136,418

| percentage = 59.3

| change = +6.9%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Cyril Wecht

| votes = 1,412,965

| percentage = 39.2

| change = -7.6%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = Barbara I. Karkutt

| votes = 19,244

| percentage = 0.5

| change = +0.5%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Socialist Workers Party (US)

| candidate = William H. Thomas

| votes = 18,951

| percentage = 0.5

| change = +0.4%

}}

{{Election box candidate

| party = Consumer

| candidate = Liane Norman

| votes = 16,530

| percentage = 0.5

| change = +0.5%

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 723,453

| percentage = 20.1

| change = +14.5%

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 3,604,108

| percentage =

| change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{election box end}}

{{clear}}

Rhode Island

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Rhode Island election

| country = Rhode Island

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = J.L. 3814 John H. Chafee, 1969 (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = John Chafee

| party1 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 175,495

| percentage1 = 51.2%

| image2 = No_image.svg

| nominee2 = Julius C. Michaelson

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 167,283

| percentage2 = 48.8%

| map = {{switcher

|231px

|County results

|231px

|Municipality results}}

| map_caption = Chafee: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}
Michaelson: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = John Chafee

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = John Chafee

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Rhode Island}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Rhode Island}}

Incumbent Republican John Chafee successfully sought re-election to a second term, defeating Democrat Julius C. Michaelson, former Attorney General of Rhode Island.

{{Election box begin no change| title= Democratic primary results{{cite web | title= RI US Senate - D Primary | url= http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=259134 | publisher= OurCampaigns | access-date= March 17, 2014 | archive-date= March 18, 2014 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140318021759/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=259134 | url-status= live }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Julius C. Michaelson

| votes = 56,800

| percentage = 82.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Helen E. Flynn

| votes = 12,159

| percentage = 17.6

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 44,641

| percentage = 64.7

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 68,959

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title= General election results{{cite web | title= RI US Senate | url= http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3783 | publisher= OurCampaigns | access-date= March 17, 2014 | archive-date= March 18, 2014 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140318020811/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3783 | url-status= live }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = John Chafee (Incumbent)

| votes = 175,495

| percentage = 51.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Julius C. Michaelson

| votes = 167,283

| percentage = 48.8

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 8,212

| percentage = 2.4

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 342,778

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser = Democratic Party (US)

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Tennessee

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Tennessee}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Tennessee}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Tennessee election

| 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

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = Jim sasser (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Jim Sasser

| party1 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 780,113

| percentage1 = 61.9%

| image2 = Robin Beard (cropped).jpg

| nominee2 = Robin Beard

| party2 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 479,642

| percentage2 = 38.1%

| 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 = Senator

| before_election = Jim Sasser

| before_party = Democratic Party (US)

| after_election = Jim Sasser

| after_party = Democratic Party (US)

}}

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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| 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 | year= 2017 | publisher= CQ Press | isbn= 9781506368993 | via= Google Books | access-date= February 11, 2019 | archive-date= November 7, 2020 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201107034453/https://books.google.com/books?id=46A7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA421 | url-status= live }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Jim Sasser (Incumbent)

| votes = 780,113

| percentage = 61.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Robin Beard

| votes = 479,642

| percentage = 38.1

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 300,471

| percentage = 23.9

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 1,259,755

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Texas

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Texas election

| country = Texas

| flag_year = 1956

| type = Presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Texas

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Texas

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Lloyd Bentsen crop.jpg

| nominee1 = Lloyd Bentsen

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 1,818,223

| percentage1 = 58.59%

| image2 = File:James M. Collins.jpg

| nominee2 = James M. Collins

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 1,256,759

| percentage2 = 40.50%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Texas results map by county.svg

| map_caption = County results
Bentsen: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
Collins: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Lloyd Bentsen

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Lloyd Bentsen

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Texas}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Texas}}

Incumbent Democrat Lloyd Bentsen successfully ran for re-election to his third term, defeating Republican U.S. Representative James M. Collins.

Democratic incumbent, Lloyd Bentsen, won re-election.

{{Election box begin no change| title= Texas election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Lloyd Bentsen (Incumbent)

| votes = 1,818,223

| percentage = 58.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = James M. Collins

| votes = 1,256,759

| percentage = 40.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = John E. Ford

| votes = 23,494

| percentage = 0.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Citizens Party (US)

| candidate = Lineaus Hooper Lorette

| votes = 4,564

| percentage = 0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| party = None

| candidate = Write-Ins

| votes = 127

| percentage = 0

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 561,464

| percentage = 18.1

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 3,103,167

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Utah

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Utah}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Utah}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Utah election

| country = Utah

| type = presidential

| image_size = 125x136px

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Utah

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Utah

| next_year = 1988

| image1 = Orrin Hatch 1977 congressional photo.jpg

| nominee1 = Orrin Hatch

| party1 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 309,332

| percentage1 = 58.3%

| image2 = Ted Wilson 1984.jpeg

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| nominee2 = Ted Wilson

| popular_vote2 = 219,482

| percentage2 = 41.4%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Utah results map by county.svg

| map_size = 200px

| map_caption = County results

Hatch: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60-70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70-80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80-90%}}

Wilson: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Orrin Hatch

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = Orrin Hatch

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

Incumbent Republican Orrin Hatch successfully ran for re-election to his second term, defeating Democrat mayor of Salt Lake City Ted Wilson.

{{Election box begin no change| title= Utah election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Orrin Hatch (Incumbent)

| votes = 309,332

| percentage = 58.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Ted Wilson

| votes = 219,482

| percentage = 41.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = George Mercier

| votes = 1,035

| percentage = 0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = American Party (1969)

| candidate = Lawrence R. Kauffman

| votes = 953

| percentage = 0.2

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 89,850

| percentage = 16.9

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 530,802

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Vermont

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Vermont election

| country = Vermont

| type = presidential

| image_size = 125x136px

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Vermont

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Vermont

| next_year = 1988

| image1 = Robert Theodore Stafford.jpg

| nominee1 = Robert Stafford

| party1 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 84,450

| percentage1 = 50.3%

| image2 = Consumer Reports - Jim Guest (cropped).tif

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| nominee2 = James A. Guest

| popular_vote2 = 79,340

| percentage2 = 47.2%

| map = {{switcher

|x220px

|County results

|x220px

|Municipality results}}

| map_size = 219px

| map_caption =

Stafford: {{legend0|#FFC8CD|30-40%}} {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40-50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50-60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60-70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70-80%}} {{nowrap|{{legend0|#c21b18|80-90%}}}}
Guest: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40-50%}} {{legend0|#7996E2|50-60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60-70%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Robert Stafford

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = Robert Stafford

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Vermont}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Vermont}}

Incumbent Republican Robert Stafford successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate James A. Guest.

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Robert Stafford (Incumbent)

| votes = 26,323

| percentage = 46.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Stewart M. Ledbetter

| votes = 19,743

| percentage = 34.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = John McClaughry

| votes = 10,692

| percentage = 18.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Other

| votes = 162

| percentage = 0.3

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 65,920

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change |title = Democratic primary results{{cite web | title= Primary Election Results | url= https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62929/p1982.pdf | publisher= Office of the Vermont Secretary of State | access-date= June 15, 2015 | archive-date= December 31, 2014 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141231033925/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62929/p1982.pdf | url-status= dead }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = James A. Guest

| votes = 11,352

| percentage = 67.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Thomas E. McGregor

| votes = 3,749

| percentage = 22.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Earl S. Gardner

| votes = 1,281

| percentage = 7.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Other

| votes = 536

| percentage = 3.2

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 16,918

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Vermont election{{cite web | title= General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014 | url= https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/682280/generalelection_USSenator.pdf | publisher= Office of the Vermont Secretary of State | access-date= June 15, 2015 | archive-date= March 4, 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053355/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/682280/generalelection_USSenator.pdf | url-status= dead }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Robert Stafford (Incumbent)

| votes = 84,450

| percentage = 50.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = James A. Guest

| votes = 79,340

| percentage = 47.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent

| candidate = Michael Edward Hackett

| votes = 1,463

| percentage = 1.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent

| candidate = Ion Laskaris

| votes = 897

| percentage = 0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = Bo Adlerbert

| votes = 892

| percentage = 0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| party = N/A

| candidate = Other

| votes = 961

| percentage = 0.6

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 168,003

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 5,109

| percentage = 3.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Virginia

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Virginia election

| country = Virginia

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Virginia

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Virginia

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| turnout = 35.7% (voting eligible){{cite web | url= http://www.elections.gmu.edu/Turnout%201980-2012.xls | title= Turnout 1980-2012 | publisher= George Mason University | author= Dr. Michael McDonald | date= March 25, 2013 | access-date= April 3, 2013 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121030100426/http://elections.gmu.edu/Turnout%201980-2012.xls | archive-date= October 30, 2012 | url-status= dead | df= mdy-all }}

| image1 = PaulSTrible.jpg

| nominee1 = Paul Trible

| party1 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 724,571

| percentage1 = 51.2%

| image2 = File:Dick Davis 1984.jpg

| nominee2 = Dick Davis

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 690,839

| percentage2 = 48.8%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Virginia results map by county.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = County and independent city results
Trible: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}}
Davis: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Harry F. Byrd Jr.

| before_party = Independent

| after_election = Paul Trible

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Virginia}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Virginia}}

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.

{{Election box begin

| title = Virginia election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Paul Trible

| votes = 724,571

| percentage = 51.2

| change = +51.2%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Dick Davis

| votes = 690,839

| percentage = 48.8

| change = +10.5%

}}

{{Election box candidate

| party = Write-ins

| candidate =

| votes = 212

| percentage = 0

| change =

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 33,732

| percentage = 2.4

| change = -16.6%

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 1,415,622

| percentage =

| change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser = Independent

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Washington

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Washington election

| country = Washington

| type = Presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Washington

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1983 United States Senate special election in Washington

| next_year = 1983 (special)

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = HenryJackson.jpg

| nominee1 = Henry M. Jackson

| party1 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 943,665

| percentage1 = 68.96%

| image2 = File:Douglas Jewett.jpg

| nominee2 = Douglas Jewett

| party2 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 332,273

| percentage2 = 24.28%

| image3 = Representative King Lysen, 1971.jpg

| nominee3 = King Lysen

| party3 = Independent

| percentage3 = 5.28%

| popular_vote3 = 72,297

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Washington results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Jackson: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40-50%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60-70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70-80%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Henry M. Jackson

| before_party = Democratic Party (US)

| after_election = Henry M. Jackson

| after_party = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Washington}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Washington}}

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.

{{Election box begin no change| title= Washington election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Henry M. Jackson (Incumbent)

| votes = 943,655

| percentage = 69.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Doug Jewett

| votes = 332,273

| percentage = 24.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent

| candidate = King Lysen

| votes = 72,297

| percentage = 5.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Independent

| candidate = Jesse Chiang

| votes = 20,251

| percentage = 1.5

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 611,382

| percentage = 44.7

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 1,368,476

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

West Virginia

{{Infobox election

| election_name = West Virginia election

| country = West Virginia

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in West Virginia

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in West Virginia

| next_year = 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = Robert C. Byrd – 1977.jpg

| nominee1 = Robert Byrd

| party1 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 387,170

| percentage1 = 68.5%

| image2 = Cleve Benedict.png

| nominee2 = Cleve Benedict

| party2 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 173,910

| percentage2 = 30.8%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in West Virginia results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Byrd: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
Benedict: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Robert Byrd

| before_party = Democratic Party (US)

| after_election = Robert Byrd

| after_party = Democratic Party (US)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in West Virginia}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from West Virginia}}

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.

{{Election box begin no change

| title = General election{{cite web | url= http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3772 | title= WV US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1982 | publisher= Our Campaigns | access-date= September 8, 2013 | archive-date= October 19, 2012 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121019150627/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3772 | url-status= live }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Robert Byrd (Incumbent)

| votes = 387,170

| percentage = 68.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Cleve Benedict

| votes = 173,910

| percentage = 30.8

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 213,260

| percentage = 37.7

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 565,314

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Wisconsin

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Wisconsin election

| country = Wisconsin

| type = Presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

| next_year = 1988

| image1 = x150px

| nominee1 = William Proxmire

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 983,311

| percentage1 = 63.65%

| image2 = x150px

| nominee2 = Scott McCallum

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 527,355

| percentage2 = 34.14%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg

| map_size = 220px

| map_caption = County results
Proxmire: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
McCallum: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = William Proxmire

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = William Proxmire

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Wisconsin}}

Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire successfully ran for re-election to his fifth and final term, defeating Republican States Representative Scott McCallum.

{{Election box begin no change| title= Wisconsin election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = William Proxmire (Incumbent)

| votes = 983,311

| percentage = 63.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Scott McCallum

| votes = 527,355

| percentage = 34.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Labor-Farm Party of Wisconsin

| candidate = William Osborne Hart

| votes = 21,807

| percentage = 1.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = George Liljenfeldt

| votes = 7,947

| percentage = 0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Constitution Party (US)

| candidate = Sanford G. Knapp

| votes = 4,463

| percentage = 0.29

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 455,956

| percentage = 29.5

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 1,544,883

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

Wyoming

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Wyoming election

| country = Wyoming

| flag_year = 1956

| type = Presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1976 United States Senate election in Wyoming

| previous_year = 1976

| next_election = 1988 United States Senate election in Wyoming

| next_year = 1988

| image1 = x150px

| nominee1 = Malcolm Wallop

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 94,725

| percentage1 = 56.66%

| image2 = x120px

| nominee2 = Rodger McDaniel

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 72,466

| percentage2 = 43.34%

| map_image = 1982 United States Senate election in Wyoming results map by county.svg

| map_size = 255px

| map_caption = County Results

Wallop: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60-70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70-80%}}

McDaniel: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Malcolm Wallop

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Malcolm Wallop

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Main|1982 United States Senate election in Wyoming}}

{{See also|List of United States senators from Wyoming}}

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Malcolm Wallop was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic State Senator Rodger McDaniel.

{{Election box begin no change| title= Wyoming election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Malcolm Wallop (Incumbent)

| votes = 94,725

| percentage = 56.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Rodger McDaniel

| votes = 72,466

| percentage = 43.3

}}

{{Election box majority no change

| votes = 22,259

| percentage = 13.3

}}

{{Election box turnout no change

| votes = 167,191

| percentage =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser =

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

See also

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