33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Howard Baker
Robert Byrd
Party
Republican
Democratic
Leader since
March 5, 1980
January 3, 1977
Leader's seat
Tennessee
West Virginia
Seats before
54
45
Seats after
54
46
Seat change
1
Popular vote
22,412,928
27,899,651
Percentage
43.4%
54.1%
Seats up
13
19
Races won
13
20
Third party
Party
Independent
Seats before
1
Seats after
0
Seat change
1
Seats up
1
Races won
0
Results of the elections: Democratic gain Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold No election
Majority Leader before election
Howard Baker
Republican
Elected Majority Leader
Howard Baker
Republican
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. A total of four seats changed hands between parties, with Democrats winning seats in New Jersey and New Mexico, and Republicans taking seats in Nevada and the seat of the lone independent, Senator Harry Byrd Jr., in Virginia. Democrats made a net gain of one seat bringing them to 46 seats, while Republicans stayed at 54 seats for a majority. However, the Democratic gain in New Jersey replaced a Republican that had been appointed earlier in the year.
A special election was also held in Washington state in 1983 that gave Republicans a seat that was previously held by a Democrat, bringing their majority to 55–45. As of 2024, this is the last time Democrats won a U.S. Senate election in Mississippi and the last time Republicans won one in Connecticut.
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