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Elections / 1982

The 1982 elections

A midterm cycle: 33 US Senate contests on record. Presidential pages cover the quadrennial years on either side.

1982 Senate margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1982 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · —Alaska · —Arizona · D+16.6Colorado · —Florida · D+23.5Georgia · —Indiana · R+8.2Kansas · —Maine · D+21.7Massachusetts · D+22.6Minnesota · R+6.0New Jersey · D+3.2North Carolina · —North Dakota · D+28.8Oklahoma · —Pennsylvania · R+20.1South Dakota · —Texas · D+18.1Wyoming · R+13.3Connecticut · R+4.3Missouri · R+1.7West Virginia · D+37.7Illinois · —New Mexico · D+7.5Arkansas · —California · R+6.8Delaware · R+11.0District of Columbia · —Hawaii · D+63.1Iowa · —Kentucky · —Maryland · D+26.9Michigan · D+16.9Mississippi · D+28.4Montana · D+12.8New Hampshire · —New York · D+33.7Ohio · D+15.5Oregon · —Tennessee · D+23.9Utah · R+16.9Virginia · R+2.4Washington · D+44.7Wisconsin · D+29.5Nebraska · D+38.1South Carolina · —Idaho · —Nevada · R+2.4Vermont · R+3.0Louisiana · —Rhode Island · R+2.4
1982Senate margin
D+60
R+60
States with a Senate contest in 1982, each filled by its result. States without a seat up this cycle are faint.
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a seat an independent won.

US Senate 1982: Democrats won 20, Republicans 13 of 33 contests →

US House 1982: Democrats won 269, Republicans 166 of 435 seats →

Governor coverage is 2018–2024 (the precinct-data era); odd-year states (NJ/VA) and earlier cycles are pending sourcing. See the methodology for series notes.