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United States Senate election in Virginia, 1982

United States Senate election in Virginia, 1982
Virginia
← 1976 November 2, 1982 1988 →
Turnout 35.7% (voting eligible)
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Nominee Paul S. Trible, Jr. Richard J. Davis
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 724,571 690,839
Percentage 51.2% 48.8%

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U.S. Senate election results map. Red denotes counties/districts won by Trible. Blue denotes those won by Davis.

U.S. Senator before election

Harry F. Byrd, Jr.
Independent

Elected U.S. Senator

Paul S. Trible
Republican


Harry F. Byrd, Jr.
Independent

Paul S. Trible
Republican

The 1982 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 2, 1982. U.S. Representative from Virginia's 1st district, Paul Trible replaced Independent Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr., who was stepping down after three terms.



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