1982 United States Senate election in Virginia

1982 United States Senate election in Virginia

←  1976 November 2, 1982 1988  →
Turnout	35.7% (voting eligible) [1]
Nominee Paul Trible Dick Davis Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 724,571 690,839 Percentage 51.18% 48.80%
County and independent city results Congressional district results Trible:     50–60%     60–70%     80–90% Davis:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
U.S. senator before election Harry F. Byrd Jr. Independent Elected U.S. Senator Paul 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.

Republicans won this seat for the first time since Reconstruction, and this was the first occasion where Republicans simultaneously held both of the state's Senate seats. This election was the first time ever that a Republican won a full term to this Senate seat in Virginia. This election was the first time since 1928 that the winner of Virginia's Class 1 Senate seat was not a member of the Byrd family.

General election

Candidates

• Dick Davis, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (Democratic)
• Paul Trible, U.S. Representative from Tappahannock (Republican)

Results

United States Senate election in Virginia, 1982 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

1. Dr. Michael McDonald (March 25, 2013). "Turnout 1980-2012". George Mason University. Archived from the original on October 30, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
2. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1982" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 42.