United States Senate election in Virginia, 1982
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Turnout | 35.7% (voting eligible)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
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- ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3776
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