1982 United States Senate elections

The 1982 United States Senate elections were held on November 2, 1982. They were elections for the United States Senate following Republican gains in 1980. The 33 Senate seats of Class 1 were up for election in 1982. A total of four seats changed hands between parties, with Democrats winning seats in New Jersey and New Mexico, and Republicans taking seats in Nevada and the seat of the lone independent, Senator Harry Byrd Jr., in Virginia. Democrats made a net gain of one seat bringing them to 46 seats, while Republicans stayed at 54 seats for a majority. However, the Democratic gain in New Jersey replaced a Republican that had been appointed earlier in the year.

1982 United States Senate elections
November 2, 1982
33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate
51 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Howard Baker Robert Byrd
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since March 5, 1980 January 3, 1977
Leader's seat Tennessee West Virginia
Seats before 54 45
Seats after 54 46
Seat change 1
Popular vote 22,412,928 27,899,651
Percentage 43.4% 54.1%
Seats up 13 19
Races won 13 20
  Third party
 
Party Independent
Seats before 1
Seats after 0
Seat change 1
Seats up 1
Races won 0
Results of the elections:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election
Majority Leader before election

Howard Baker
Republican

 Elected Majority Leader

Howard Baker
Republican

A special election was also held in Washington state in 1983 that gave Republicans a seat that was previously held by a Democrat, bringing their majority to 55–45. As of 2024, this is the last time Democrats won a U.S. Senate election in Mississippi and the last time Republicans won one in Connecticut.

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