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The 1982 United States Senate elections were held on November 2, 1982. They were elections for the United States Senate following Republican gains in 1980 . The 33 Senate seats of Class 1 were up for election in 1982.
The elections occurred in the middle of Republican President Ronald Reagan's first term and after the 1980 United States census. Neither chamber of Congress changed hands. The party balance in the Senate remained practically unchanged; Democrats only gained one seat after a Democratic-leaning Independent left the Senate.
The 1982 United States Senate election in California took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator S. I. Hayakawa decided to retire after one term. Republican Pete Wilson , the mayor of San Diego , won Hayakawa's open seat over Democratic Governor Jerry Brown and several minor candidates.
Pages in category "1982 United States Senate elections" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
1982 United States Senate elections; United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1982; United States Senate election in Minnesota, 1982; United States Senate election in Nebraska, 1982; United States Senate election in New Mexico, 1982; United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1982; United States Senate election in West Virginia, 1982
The 1982 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy won re-election to his fifth ...
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress. Senators have been directly elected by state-wide popular vote since the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913. A senate term is six years with no term limit. Every two years a third of the seats are up for election.
The 1982 United States Senate election in West Virginia took place on November 7, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Robert Byrd won re-election to a fifth term. Candidates