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1982 general · November 2, 1982

1982 general election results

Results of the 1982 general election in 50 states: U.S. Senate, Governors, U.S. House, State legislatures.

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Races5,829
Changed party18
Unopposed28%1,613 races
Incumbents defeated344

U.S. Senate

D 20 · R 13 · 4 changed party

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
ArizonaDennis DeConcini (D)16.6
CaliforniaPete Wilson (R)6.8
ConnecticutLowell P. Weicker Jr. (R)4.3
DelawareWilliam Roth (R)11.0
FloridaLawton Chiles (D)23.5
HawaiiSpark Matsunaga (D)63.1
IndianaRichard G. Lugar (R)8.2
MaineGeorge Mitchell (D)21.7
MarylandPaul Sarbanes (D)26.9
MassachusettsEdward Kennedy (D)22.6
MichiganDonald Riegle (D)16.9
MinnesotaDavid Durenberger (R)6.0Flipped
MississippiJohn C. Stennis (D)28.4
MissouriJohn Danforth (R)1.7
MontanaJohn Melcher (D)12.8
NebraskaEdward Zorinsky (D)38.0
NevadaChic Hecht (R)2.4Flipped
New JerseyFrank R. Lautenberg (D)3.2
New MexicoJeff Bingaman (D)7.5Flipped
New YorkDaniel Moynihan (D)30.9
North DakotaQuentin Burdick (D)28.8
OhioHoward Metzenbaum (D)15.5
PennsylvaniaJohn Heinz (R)20.1
Rhode IslandJohn Chafee (R)2.4
TennesseeJames Sasser (D)23.9
TexasLloyd Bentsen (D)18.1
UtahOrrin G. Hatch (R)16.9
VermontRobert T. Stafford (R)3.0
VirginiaPaul S. Trible Jr. (R)2.4Flipped
WashingtonHenry M. Jackson (D)44.7
West VirginiaRobert Byrd (D)37.7
WisconsinWilliam Proxmire (D)29.5
WyomingMalcolm Wallop (R)13.3

Governors

D 27 · R 9 · 11 changed party

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
AlabamaGeorge C. Wallace (D)19.2
AlaskaBill Sheffield (D)9.1Flipped
ArizonaBruce Babbitt (D)30.0
ArkansasBill Clinton (D)9.4Flipped
CaliforniaGeorge Deukmejian (R)1.2Flipped
ColoradoRichard D. Lamm (D)34.9
ConnecticutWilliam A. O'Neill (D)7.5
FloridaBob Graham (D)29.4
GeorgiaJoe Frank Harris (D)25.6
HawaiiGeorge Ariyoshi (D)16.6
IdahoJohn Evans V. (D)1.3
IllinoisJames R. Thompson (R)0.1
IowaTerry E. Branstad (R)6.3
KansasJohn Carlin (D)8.9
MaineJoseph Brennan (D)23.8
MarylandHarry R. Hughes (D)24.0
MassachusettsMichael S. Dukakis (D)23.8
MichiganJames J. Blanchard (D)6.5Flipped
MinnesotaRudy Perpich (D)18.9Flipped
NebraskaBob Kerrey (D)1.3Flipped
NevadaRichard Bryan (D)12.3Flipped
New HampshireJohn H. Sununu (R)4.7Flipped
New MexicoToney Anaya (D)5.9
New YorkMario Cuomo (D)3.5
OhioRichard F. Celeste (D)20.6Flipped
OklahomaGeorge Nigh (D)24.5
OregonVictor Atiyeh (R)26.2
PennsylvaniaRichard Thornburgh (R)2.8
Rhode IslandJ. Joseph Garrahy (D)51.3
South CarolinaRichard W. Riley (D)39.6
South DakotaWilliam Janklow (R)41.7
TennesseeLamar Alexander (R)19.1
TexasMark White (D)7.3Flipped
VermontRichard A. Snelling (R)11.2
WisconsinAnthony S. Earl (D)15.0Flipped
WyomingEd Herschler (D)26.3

U.S. House

D 269 · R 165 · Uncalled 1

State legislatures

D 3,782 · R 2,260 · Other 29 · 3 changed party

ChamberRacesSeats wonChanged party
Alabama House of Representatives105D 97 · R 8—
Alabama State Senate35D 32 · R 3—
Alaska House of Representatives27D 19 · R 21—
Alaska State Senate12D 8 · R 10—
Arizona House of Representatives30D 21 · R 39—
Arizona State Senate30D 12 · R 18—
Arkansas House of Representatives84D 93 · R 7—
Arkansas State Senate35D 32 · R 3—
California State Assembly80D 48 · R 32—
California State Senate20D 16 · R 4—
Colorado House of Representatives65D 25 · R 40—
Colorado State Senate18D 7 · R 11—
Connecticut House of Representatives151D 88 · R 63—
Connecticut State Senate36D 23 · R 13—
Delaware House of Representatives41D 25 · R 16—
Delaware State Senate21D 13 · R 8—
Florida House of Representatives120D 84 · R 36—
Florida State Senate40D 32 · R 8—
Georgia House of Representatives155D 156 · R 24—
Georgia State Senate56D 49 · R 7—
Hawaii House of Representatives51D 43 · R 8—
Hawaii State Senate13D 13—
Idaho House of Representatives35D 19 · R 51—
Idaho State Senate35D 14 · R 21—
Illinois House of Representatives118D 70 · R 48—
Illinois State Senate59D 33 · R 26—
Indiana House of Representatives77D 43 · R 57—
Indiana State Senate25D 13 · R 12—
Iowa House of Representatives100D 60 · R 40—
Iowa State Senate29D 16 · R 13—
Kansas House of Representatives125D 53 · R 72—
Maine House of Representatives151D 92 · R 59—
Maine State Senate33D 23 · R 10—
Maryland House of Delegates59D 124 · R 17—
Maryland State Senate47D 41 · R 6—
Massachusetts House of Representatives160D 131 · R 29—
Massachusetts State Senate37D 31 · R 6—
Michigan House of Representatives110D 63 · R 47—
Michigan State Senate38D 20 · R 18—
Minnesota House of Representatives134D 77 · R 57—
Minnesota State Senate67D 42 · R 25—
Missouri House of Representatives163D 110 · R 531
Missouri State Senate17D 10 · R 7—
Montana House of Representatives100D 55 · R 45—
Montana State Senate26D 16 · R 10—
Nebraska Legislature24Other 24—
Nevada State Assembly42D 23 · R 19—
Nevada State Senate10D 8 · R 2—
New Hampshire House of Representatives158D 158 · R 240 · Other 2—
New Hampshire State Senate24D 9 · R 15—
New Mexico House of Representatives70D 45 · R 25—
New York State Assembly150D 98 · R 52—
New York State Senate61D 26 · R 35—
North Carolina House of Representatives53D 102 · R 18—
North Carolina State Senate32D 44 · R 6—
North Dakota House of Representatives51D 54 · R 52—
North Dakota State Senate34D 17 · R 17—
Ohio House of Representatives99D 62 · R 37—
Ohio State Senate17D 11 · R 6—
Oklahoma House of Representatives101D 76 · R 25—
Oklahoma State Senate27D 21 · R 6—
Oregon House of Representatives60D 36 · R 24—
Oregon State Senate15D 10 · R 5—
Pennsylvania House of Representatives203D 103 · R 100—
Pennsylvania State Senate25D 12 · R 13—
Rhode Island House of Representatives100D 85 · R 15—
South Carolina House of Representatives123D 103 · R 20—
South Dakota House of Representatives28D 15 · R 43—
South Dakota State Senate28D 8 · R 20—
Tennessee House of Representatives99D 60 · R 38 · Other 1—
Tennessee State Senate18D 11 · R 7—
Texas House of Representatives150D 114 · R 36—
Texas State Senate31D 26 · R 5—
Utah House of Representatives75D 17 · R 58—
Utah State Senate18D 2 · R 16—
Virginia House of Delegates100D 65 · R 34 · Other 12
Washington House of Representatives98D 54 · R 44—
Washington State Senate24D 15 · R 9—
West Virginia House of Delegates40D 87 · R 13—
West Virginia State Senate16D 16 · R 1—
Wisconsin State Assembly99D 58 · R 41—
Wisconsin State Senate17D 9 · R 8—
Wyoming House of Representatives23D 25 · R 38 · Other 1—
Wyoming State Senate12D 5 · R 9—

By state

Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); English Wikipedia; Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab