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The 1982 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democrat Henry M. Jackson defeated Republican nominee Douglas Jewett with 68.96% of the vote.
Primary election
Primary elections were held on September 14, 1982.[1]
Candidates
- Henry M. Jackson, incumbent United States Senator
- Douglas Jewett, Seattle City Attorney
- King Lysen, State Senator
- Jesse Chiang
- Larry Penberthy
- Ken Talbott
- Patrick Sean McGowan
- C.E. Stites
- James Sherwood Stokes
- William H. Davis
- John Patric, writer
- Arthur Bauder
- Clarice Privette
- Chris Remple
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Henry M. Jackson (incumbent) | 450,580 | 66.23% | |
Republican | Douglas Jewett | 73,616 | 10.82% | |
Independent | King Lysen | 31,186 | 4.58% | |
Independent | Jesse Chiang | 12,514 | 1.84% | |
Republican | Larry Penberthy | 46,037 | 6.77% | |
Republican | Ken Talbott | 15,581 | 2.29% | |
Republican | Patrick Sean McGowan | 13,054 | 1.92% | |
Republican | C.E. Stites | 7,542 | 1.11% | |
Democratic | James Sherwood Stokes | 7,101 | 1.04% | |
Democratic | William H. Davis | 6,764 | 0.99% | |
Democratic | John Patric | 5,408 | 0.80% | |
Democratic | Arthur Bauder | 4,762 | 0.70% | |
Republican | Clarice Privette | 3,221 | 0.47% | |
Socialist Workers | Chris Remple | 3,006 | 0.44% | |
Total votes | 680,372 | 100.00% |
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Henry M. Jackson, Democratic
- Douglas Jewett, Republican
Other candidates
- King Lysen, Independent
- Jesse Chiang, Independent
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Henry M. Jackson (incumbent) | 943,665 | 68.96% | ||
Republican | Douglas Jewett | 332,273 | 24.28% | ||
Independent | King Lysen | 72,297 | 5.28% | ||
Independent | Jesse Chiang | 20,251 | 1.48% | ||
Majority | 611,392 | 44.68% | |||
Turnout | 1,368,486 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- 1 2 "September 1982 Primary". Sos.wa.gov. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ↑ "November 1982 General". Sos.wa.gov. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
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