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1982 US Senate

33 contests

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SENATE

US Senate · 1982

Republican Gain

DEM

51 needed

REP

IND

Before

47

50

1

After

46

52

Net change:D −1·R +2·I −1·33 seats contested

Chamber Control

Democratic46

RepublicanMajority52

Threshold:51 seats

D 46 – R 52

33 contests|D won 20|R won 13

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	DeconciniDEM	56.9%	411,970	DunnREP	40.3%	291,749	D+16.6	↑ D+5.9
▶	California	WilsonREP	51.5%	4,022,565	BrownDEM	44.8%	3,494,968	R+6.8	↓ R+3.5
▶	Connecticut	WeickerREP	50.4%	545,987	MoffettDEM	46.1%	499,146	R+4.3	↑ D+12.2
▶	Delaware	RothREP	55.2%	105,357	LevinsonDEM	44.2%	84,413	R+11.0	↑ D+1.2
▶	Florida	ChilesDEM	61.7%	1,637,667	PooleREP	38.3%	1,015,330	D+23.4	↓ R+2.5
▶	Hawaii	MatsunagaDEM	80.1%	245,386	BrownREP	17.0%	52,071	D+63.1	↑ D+50.0
▶	Indiana	LugarREP	53.8%	978,301	FithianDEM	45.6%	828,400	R+8.3	↑ D+10.1
▶	Maine	MitchellDEM	60.9%	279,819	EmeryREP	39.1%	179,882	D+21.7	↑ D+1.3
▶	Maryland	SarbanesDEM	63.5%	707,356	HoganREP	36.5%	407,334	D+26.9	↑ D+9.2
▶	Massachusetts	KennedyDEM	60.8%	1,247,084	ShamieREP	38.3%	784,602	D+22.6	↓ R+17.8
▶	Michigan	RiegleDEM	57.7%	1,728,793	RuppeREP	40.9%	1,223,288	D+16.9	↑ D+11.3
▶	Minnesota	DurenbergerREP	53.0%	949,207	DaytonDEM	47.0%	840,371	R+6.1	↓ R+51.0
▶	Mississippi	StennisDEM	64.2%	414,099	BarbourREP	35.8%	230,927	D+28.4	↓ R+71.6
▶	Missouri	DanforthREP	50.9%	784,876	WoodsDEM	49.1%	758,629	R+1.7	↑ D+12.7
▶	Montana	MelcherDEM	54.5%	174,861	WilliamsREP	41.7%	133,789	D+12.8	↓ R+15.5
▶	Nebraska	ZorinskyDEM	66.6%	363,350	KeckREP	28.6%	155,760	D+38.0	↑ D+33.1
▶	Nevada	HechtREP	50.1%	120,377	CannonDEM	47.7%	114,720	R+2.4	↓ R+34.0
▶	New Jersey	LautenbergDEM	50.9%	1,117,549	FenwickREP	47.8%	1,047,626	D+3.2	↓ R+19.4
▶	New Mexico	BingamanDEM	53.8%	217,682	SchmittREP	46.2%	187,128	D+7.5	↑ D+21.7
▶	New York	MoynihanDEM	65.1%	3,232,146	SullivanREP	34.2%	1,696,766	D+30.9	↑ D+21.6
▶	North Dakota	BurdickDEM	62.8%	164,873	KnorrREP	34.0%	89,304	D+28.8	↑ D+3.3
▶	Ohio	MetzenbaumDEM	56.7%	1,923,767	PfeiferREP	41.1%	1,396,790	D+15.5	↑ D+12.5
▶	Pennsylvania	HeinzREP	59.3%	2,136,418	WechtDEM	39.2%	1,412,965	R+20.1	↓ R+14.5
▶	Rhode Island	ChafeeREP	51.2%	175,495	MichaelsonDEM	48.8%	167,283	R+2.4	↑ D+13.3
▶	Tennessee	SasserDEM	61.9%	780,113	BeardREP	38.1%	479,642	D+23.9	↑ D+18.4
▶	Texas	BentsenDEM	58.6%	1,818,223	CollinsREP	40.5%	1,256,759	D+18.1	↑ D+3.5
▶	Utah	HatchREP	58.3%	309,332	WilsonDEM	41.4%	219,482	R+16.9	↓ R+8.0
▶	Vermont	StaffordREP	50.3%	84,450	GuestDEM	47.2%	79,340	R+3.0	↑ D+1.6
▶	Virginia	TribleREP	51.2%	724,571	DavisDEM	48.8%	690,839	R+2.4	↓ R+40.6
▶	Washington	JacksonDEM	69.0%	943,655	JewettREP	24.3%	332,273	D+44.7	↓ R+2.9
▶	West Virginia	ByrdDEM	68.5%	387,170	BenedictREP	30.8%	173,910	D+37.7	↓ R+62.2
▶	Wisconsin	ProxmireDEM	63.6%	983,311	McCallumREP	34.1%	527,355	D+29.5	↓ R+15.7
▶	Wyoming	WallopREP	56.7%	94,725	McDanielDEM	43.3%	72,466	R+13.3	↓ R+4.1

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