1982 United States Senate election in Tennessee
November 2, 1982
 
Nominee Jim Sasser Robin Beard
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 780,113 479,642
Percentage 61.93% 38.07%
County results
Sasser:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Beard:      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Jim Sasser
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Jim Sasser
Democratic

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.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Party primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Sasser 511,059 88.95%
Democratic Charles Gordon Vick 63,488 11.05%

Republican

Candidates

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

Results

Republican Party primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robin Beard 205,271 91.41%
Republican William Bryce Thompson, Jr. 19,277 8.59%

Results

General election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Sasser (incumbent) 780,113 61.93%
Republican Robin Beard 479,642 38.07%
Total votes 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ Black & Black 1992, p. 356.
  2. ↑ "TN US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ "TN US Senate - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  4. ↑ Cook, Rhodes (October 26, 2017). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State. CQ Press. ISBN 9781506368993 – via Google Books.

Works cited

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