1982 Senate elections · Arizona history
Arizona U.S. Senate election 1982
Dennis Webster DeConcini DEM +16.6 · Class I seat · held 11/2/82
- Votes counted
- 723,885
- Margin
- 16.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/2/82
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Webster DeConcini Won | DEM | 411,970 | 56.91% | |
| Pete Dunn | REP | 291,749 | 40.30% | |
| Randall Celamons | LIB | 20,100 | 2.78% | |
| Write-in | — | 66 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 723,885 | |||
Official source: data
Other Arizona Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Ruben Gallego | 2.4 |
| 2022 | Class III | Mark Kelly | 4.9 |
| 2020 special | Class III | Mark Kelly | 2.4 |
| 2018 | Class I | Kyrsten Sinema | 2.3 |
| 2016 | Class III | John McCain | 13.0 |
| 2012 | Class I | Jeff Flake | 3.0 |
| 2010 | Class III | John McCain | 24.2 |
| 2006 | Class I | Jon Kyl | 9.8 |
| 2004 | Class III | John McCain | 56.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Jon Kyl | 71.5 |
| 1998 | Class III | John McCain | 41.6 |
| 1994 | Class I | Jon Kyl | 14.2 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1982 Arizona Senate race?
Dennis Webster DeConcini (DEM) won with 56.9% of the vote, ahead of Pete Dunn (40.3%), a margin of 16.6 points.
Did the Arizona Senate seat change party in 1982?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1982 Arizona Senate race?
723,885 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.