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1982 U.S. Senate election results

Results of all 33 Senate races in 1982 (seats won: Democratic 20, Republican 13); 4 changed party. Winners, margins and every candidate.

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  • Republican 13
AlabamaAlaskaArizona: Dennis Webster DeConcini DEM +16.6ArkansasCalifornia: Pete Wilson REP +6.8ColoradoConnecticut: Lowell P. Weicker REP +4.3Delaware: William V. Roth Jr. REP +11.0District of ColumbiaFlorida: Lawton Chiles DEM +23.5GeorgiaHawaii: Spark Masayuki Matsunaga DEM +63.1IdahoIllinoisIndiana: Richard G. Lugar REP +8.3IowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaine: George J. Mitchell DEM +21.7Maryland: Paul S. Sarbanes DEM +26.9Massachusetts: Edward M. Kennedy DEM +22.6Michigan: Donald Wayne Riegle DEM +16.9Minnesota: David Ferdinand Durenberger REP +6.0Mississippi: John Cornelius Stennis DEM +28.4Missouri: John Claggett Danforth REP +1.7Montana: John David Melcher DEM +12.8Nebraska: Edward Zorinsky DEM +38.0Nevada: Mayer Jacob Hecht REP +2.4 gainNew HampshireNew Jersey: Frank R. Lautenberg DEM +3.2 gainNew Mexico: Jeff Bingaman DEM +7.6 gainNew York: Daniel Patrick Moynihan DEM +33.7North CarolinaNorth Dakota: Quentin Northrup Burdick DEM +28.8Ohio: Howard Morton Metzenbaum DEM +15.5OklahomaOregonPennsylvania: Henry John Heinz REP +20.1Rhode Island: John H. Chafee REP +2.4South CarolinaSouth DakotaTennessee: Jim Sasser DEM +23.9Texas: Lloyd Bentsen DEM +18.1Utah: Orrin G. Hatch REP +16.9Vermont: Robert T. Stafford REP +3.0Virginia: Paul S. Trible REP +2.4 gainWashington: Henry M. Jackson DEM +44.7West Virginia: Robert C. Byrd DEM +37.7Wisconsin: William Proxmire DEM +29.5Wyoming: Malcolm Wallop REP +13.3Vermont: Robert T. Stafford REP +3.0New HampshireMassachusetts: Edward M. Kennedy DEM +22.6Rhode Island: John H. Chafee REP +2.4Connecticut: Lowell P. Weicker REP +4.3New Jersey: Frank R. Lautenberg DEM +3.2 gainDelaware: William V. Roth Jr. REP +11.0Maryland: Paul S. Sarbanes DEM +26.9District of Columbia
States with a race in 1982, coloured by the winning party and shaded by margin. Grey: no race.

Seats that changed party

All races

StateSeatWinnerPartyMarginBefore
Arizona Class I Dennis Webster DeConcini Democratic 16.6 Democratic
California Class I Pete Wilson Republican 6.8 Republican
Connecticut Class I Lowell P. Weicker Republican 4.3 Republican
Delaware Class I William V. Roth Jr. Republican 11.0 Republican
Florida Class I Lawton Chiles Democratic 23.5 Democratic
Hawaii Class I Spark Masayuki Matsunaga Democratic 63.1 Democratic
Indiana Class I Richard G. Lugar Republican 8.3 Republican
Maine Class I George J. Mitchell Democratic 21.7 Democratic
Maryland Class I Paul S. Sarbanes Democratic 26.9 Democratic
Massachusetts Class I Edward M. Kennedy Democratic 22.6 Democratic
Michigan Class I Donald Wayne Riegle Democratic 16.9 Democratic
Minnesota Class I David Ferdinand Durenberger Republican 6.0 Republican
Mississippi Class I John Cornelius Stennis Democratic 28.4 Democratic
Missouri Class I John Claggett Danforth Republican 1.7 Republican
Montana Class I John David Melcher Democratic 12.8 Democratic
Nebraska Class I Edward Zorinsky Democratic 38.0 Democratic
Nevada Class I Mayer Jacob Hecht Republican 2.4 Democratic flip
New Jersey Class I Frank R. Lautenberg Democratic 3.2 Republican flip
New Mexico Class I Jeff Bingaman Democratic 7.6 Republican flip
New York Class I Daniel Patrick Moynihan Democratic 33.7 Democratic
North Dakota Class I Quentin Northrup Burdick Democratic 28.8 Democratic
Ohio Class I Howard Morton Metzenbaum Democratic 15.5 Democratic
Pennsylvania Class I Henry John Heinz Republican 20.1 Republican
Rhode Island Class I John H. Chafee Republican 2.4 Republican
Tennessee Class I Jim Sasser Democratic 23.9 Democratic
Texas Class I Lloyd Bentsen Democratic 18.1 Democratic
Utah Class I Orrin G. Hatch Republican 16.9 Republican
Vermont Class I Robert T. Stafford Republican 3.0 Republican
Virginia Class I Paul S. Trible Republican 2.4 Independent flip
Washington Class I Henry M. Jackson Democratic 44.7 Democratic
West Virginia Class I Robert C. Byrd Democratic 37.7 Democratic
Wisconsin Class I William Proxmire Democratic 29.5 Democratic
Wyoming Class I Malcolm Wallop Republican 13.3 Republican

Source: FiveThirtyEight election-results; each race page links the official source it was compiled from.