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1986 US Senate

33 contests

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SENATE

US Senate · 1986

Democratic Gain

DEM

51 needed

REP

IND

Before

48

50

After

56

42

Net change:D +8·R −8·33 seats contested

Chamber Control

DemocraticMajority56

Republican42

Threshold:51 seats

D 56 – R 42

33 contests|D won 20|R won 13

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	ShelbyDEM	50.3%	609,360	DentonREP	49.7%	602,537	D+0.6	↑ D+3.7
▶	Arizona	McCainREP	60.5%	521,850	KimballDEM	39.5%	340,965	R+21.0	↓ R+19.9
▶	Arkansas	BumpersDEM	62.3%	433,122	HutchinsonREP	37.7%	262,313	D+24.6	↑ D+6.3
▶	California	CranstonDEM	49.3%	3,646,672	ZschauREP	47.9%	3,541,804	D+1.4	↓ R+17.9
▶	Colorado	WirthDEM	49.9%	529,449	KramerREP	48.4%	512,994	D+1.6	↓ R+0.1
▶	Connecticut	DoddDEM	64.8%	632,695	EddyREP	34.9%	340,438	D+29.9	↑ D+16.5
▶	Florida	GrahamDEM	54.7%	1,877,543	HawkinsREP	45.3%	1,552,376	D+9.5	↑ D+12.8
▶	Georgia	FowlerDEM	50.9%	623,707	MattinglyREP	49.1%	601,241	D+1.8	↑ D+3.6
▶	Hawaii	InouyeDEM	73.6%	241,869	HutchinsonREP	26.4%	86,895	D+47.1	↓ R+12.4
▶	Idaho	SymmsREP	51.6%	196,958	EvansDEM	48.4%	185,066	R+3.1	↓ R+2.1
▶	Illinois	DixonDEM	65.1%	2,033,783	KoehlerREP	33.7%	1,053,734	D+31.4	↑ D+17.9
▶	Indiana	QuayleREP	60.6%	936,143	LongDEM	38.5%	595,192	R+22.1	↓ R+14.5
▶	Iowa	GrassleyREP	66.0%	588,880	RoehrickDEM	33.6%	299,406	R+32.5	↓ R+24.5
▶	Kansas	DoleREP	70.0%	576,902	MacDonaldDEM	29.9%	246,664	R+40.1	↓ R+12.6
▶	Kentucky	FordDEM	74.4%	503,775	AndrewsREP	25.6%	173,330	D+48.8	↑ D+18.5
▶	Louisiana	BreauxDEM	52.8%	723,586	MooreREP	47.2%	646,311	D+5.6	↓ R+51.8
▶	Maryland	MikulskiDEM	60.7%	675,225	ChavezREP	39.3%	437,411	D+21.4	↑ D+53.7
▶	Missouri	BondREP	52.6%	777,612	WoodsDEM	47.4%	699,624	R+5.3	↓ R+9.6
▶	Nevada	ReidDEM	50.0%	130,955	SantiniREP	44.5%	116,606	D+5.5	↑ D+26.6
▶	New Hampshire	RudmanREP	63.0%	154,090	PeabodyDEM	32.4%	79,225	R+30.6	↓ R+26.3
▶	New York	D'AmatoREP	56.9%	2,378,197	GreenDEM	41.2%	1,723,216	R+15.7	↓ R+14.3
▶	North Carolina	SanfordDEM	51.8%	823,662	BroyhillREP	48.2%	767,668	D+3.5	↑ D+4.1
▶	North Dakota	ConradDEM	49.8%	143,932	AndrewsREP	49.1%	141,797	D+0.7	↑ D+42.1
▶	Ohio	GlennDEM	62.5%	1,949,208	KindnessREP	37.5%	1,171,893	D+24.9	↓ R+15.7
▶	Oklahoma	NicklesREP	55.2%	493,436	JonesDEM	44.8%	400,230	R+10.4	↓ R+0.5
▶	Oregon	PackwoodREP	63.0%	656,317	BaumanDEM	36.0%	375,735	R+26.9	↓ R+18.8
▶	Pennsylvania	SpecterREP	56.4%	1,906,537	EdgarDEM	42.9%	1,448,219	R+13.6	↓ R+11.1
▶	South Carolina	HollingsDEM	63.1%	465,500	McMasterREP	35.6%	262,886	D+27.5	↓ R+13.3
▶	South Dakota	DaschleDEM	51.6%	152,657	AbdnorREP	48.4%	143,173	D+3.2	↑ D+22.0
▶	Utah	GarnREP	72.3%	314,608	OliverDEM	26.6%	115,523	R+45.8	↑ D+2.4
▶	Vermont	LeahyDEM	63.2%	124,123	SnellingREP	34.5%	67,798	D+28.7	↑ D+27.3
▶	Washington	AdamsDEM	50.7%	677,471	GortonREP	48.7%	650,931	D+2.0	↑ D+10.3
▶	Wisconsin	KastenREP	50.9%	754,573	GarveyDEM	47.4%	702,963	R+3.5	↓ R+1.6

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