Elections / 1982
The 1982 elections
A midterm cycle: 33 US Senate contests on record. Presidential pages cover the quadrennial years on either side.
1982 US Senate elections
1982Senate margin
D+60R+60
States with a Senate contest in 1982, each filled by its result. States without a seat up this cycle are faint.
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a seat an independent won.
All 33 results, 1982
| State | Senate margin |
|---|---|
| Hawaii | D+63.1 |
| Washington | D+44.7 |
| Nebraska | D+38.1 |
| West Virginia | D+37.7 |
| New York | D+33.7 |
| Wisconsin | D+29.5 |
| North Dakota | D+28.8 |
| Mississippi | D+28.4 |
| Maryland | D+26.9 |
| Tennessee | D+23.9 |
| Florida | D+23.5 |
| Massachusetts | D+22.6 |
| Maine | D+21.7 |
| Texas | D+18.1 |
| Michigan | D+16.9 |
| Arizona | D+16.6 |
| Ohio | D+15.5 |
| Montana | D+12.8 |
| New Mexico | D+7.5 |
| New Jersey | D+3.2 |
| Missouri | R+1.7 |
| Virginia | R+2.4 |
| Rhode Island | R+2.4 |
| Nevada | R+2.4 |
| Vermont | R+3.0 |
| Connecticut | R+4.3 |
| Minnesota | R+6.0 |
| California | R+6.8 |
| Indiana | R+8.2 |
| Delaware | R+11.0 |
| Wyoming | R+13.3 |
| Utah | R+16.9 |
| Pennsylvania | R+20.1 |
The 1982 cycle at a glance
US Senate
46–54
Republicans held
US House
269–165
Democrats held
Governors
D 27 · R 9
36 races
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