United States Senate election in Texas, 1982

United States Senate elections, 1982

← 1980 November 2, 1982 1984 →
33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Howard Baker Robert Byrd Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Tennessee West Virginia Last election 53 seats 46 seats Seats before 54 45 Seats won 54 46 Seat change 1 Popular vote 22,412,928 27,899,651 Percentage 43.4% 54.1% Swing 1.3% 2.5%   Third party   Party Independent Last election 1 seat Seats before 1 Seats won 0 Seat change 1
Democratic gain   Democratic hold   Republican hold   Republican gain
Majority Leader before election Howard Baker Republican Elected Majority Leader Howard Baker Republican

Howard Baker
Republican

Howard Baker
Republican

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.

Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

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.

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.

A bolded state name indicates an article about that state's election.

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