United States Senate election in Virginia, 1982
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| U.S. Senate election results map. Red denotes counties/districts won by Trible. Blue denotes those won by Davis. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Candidates
Democratic
Republican
- Paul S. Trible, Jr., U.S. Representative
Results
| General election results[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Paul S. Trible, Jr. | 724,571 | 51.18% | +51.18% | |
| Democratic | Richard Joseph Davis | 690,839 | 48.80% | +10.53% | |
| write-ins | 212 | 0.01% | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,415,622 | ||||
| Republican gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Dr. Michael McDonald (March 25, 2013). "Turnout 1980-2012". George Mason University. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3776
| Preceded by 1978 John Warner |
Virginia U.S. Senate elections 1982 Paul S. Trible |
Succeeded by 1984 John Warner |
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