November 2, 1982 1984 → 54 45 22,412,928 27,899,651 Date 2 November 1982 | 53 seats 46 seats 54 46 43.4% 54.1% | |
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Winner Howard Baker | ||
The United States Senate elections, 1982 were held on November 2, 1982. It was an election for the United States Senate following Republican gains in 1980. A total of four seats changed hands between parties, and the lone independent, Senator Harry Byrd, retired. Democrats made a net gain of one seat in the election.
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Results summary
Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk
Gains and losses
Incumbents Howard Cannon of Nevada and Harrison Schmitt of New Mexico lost seats to the opposite party, the open seat in Virginia that had been held by independent Harry F. Byrd, Jr. was taken by a Republican, and the open seat in New Jersey that was held by an appointed Republican was taken by a Democrat.
Later changes
In 1983, Henry M. Jackson (D-WA) died, and a Republican, Dan Evans, was appointed to fill the vacancy, holding on to the seat in a special election later that year. This is not included in the numbers below.
Complete list of races
A bolded state name indicates an article about that state's election.