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

Results

1982 United States Senate primary election in Washington[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1982 United States Senate election in Washington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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. ^ a b "September 1982 Primary". Sos.wa.gov. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "November 1982 General". Sos.wa.gov. Retrieved November 19, 2018.