1982 United States Senate election in Arizona
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The1982 United States Senate election in Arizonatook place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. SenatorDennis DeConciniwon re-election to a second term.
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidate[edit]
- Dennis DeConcini,incumbent U.S. Senator
- Caroline P. Killeen, former Roman Catholic nun
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dennis DeConcini (incumbent) | 140,328 | 84.4 | |
Democratic | Caroline P. Killeen | 25,909 | 15.6 | |
Total votes | 166,237 | 100.0 |
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Pete Dunn, State Representative
- Dean Sellers
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pete Dunn | 97,391 | 55.1 | |
Republican | Dean Sellers | 79,375 | 44.9 | |
Total votes | 176,766 | 100.0 |
General election[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Dennis DeConcini(D), Incumbent U.S. Senator
- Pete Dunn (R), State Representative
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Dennis DeConcini(Incumbent) | 411,970 | 56.91% | +2.90% | |
Republican | Peter Dunn | 291,749 | 40.30% | -3.04% | |
Libertarian | Randall Clamons | 20,100 | 2.78% | +1.79% | |
Write-ins | 66 | 0.01% | |||
Majority | 120,221 | 16.61% | +5.94% | ||
Turnout | 723,885 | ||||
Democratichold | Swing |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1982"(PDF).Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 2.