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1982 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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FieldValue
election_name1982 United States Senate election in Tennessee
countryTennessee
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1976 United States Senate election in Tennessee
previous_year1976
next_election1988 United States Senate election in Tennessee
next_year1988
election_dateNovember 2, 1982
image_size125x136px
image1Jim Sasser.jpg
nominee1**Jim Sasser**
party1Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1**780,113**
percentage1**61.93%**
image2Robin Beard (cropped).jpg
nominee2Robin Beard
party2Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2479,642
percentage238.07%
map_image1982 United States Senate election in Tennessee results map by county.svg
map_size300px
map_captionCounty results
**Sasser**:
**Beard**:
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionJim Sasser
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionJim Sasser
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)

Sasser:
Beard:

The 1982 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 2, 1982, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jim Sasser won re-election. Sasser defeated Republican Robin Beard.

Sasser received 92% of the black vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Jim Sasser, incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Charles Gordon Vick, perennial candidate

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Robin Beard, U.S. Representative
  • William Bryce Thompson, Jr.

Results

Results

References

Works cited

References

  1. "TN US Senate - D Primary".
  2. "TN US Senate - R Primary".
  3. Cook, Rhodes. (26 October 2017). "America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State". CQ Press.
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