1982 United States Senate election in Virginia
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Turnout | 35.7% (voting eligible)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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County and independent city results Trible: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% Davis: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Virginia |
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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[]
- Dick Davis, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
Republican[]
- Paul Trible, U.S. Representative
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Paul Trible | 724,571 | 51.18% | +51.18% | |
Democratic | Dick Davis | 690,839 | 48.80% | +10.53% | |
Write-ins | 212 | 0.01% | |||
Majority | 33,732 | 2.38% | -16.55% | ||
Turnout | 1,415,622 | ||||
Republican gain from Independent | Swing |
See also[]
- 1982 United States Senate elections
References[]
- ^ Dr. Michael McDonald (March 25, 2013). "Turnout 1980-2012". George Mason University. Archived from the original on October 30, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1982election.pdf[bare URL PDF]
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