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The 1982 United States Senate election in Wyoming was the first time since 1911 that an incumbent Republican Senator from Wyoming was re-elected or won re-election to this seat. Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1982 United States Senate election in Wyoming
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'''Wallop:''' {{legend0|#e27f7f|
'''McDaniel:''' {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}
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The '''1982 United States Senate election in Wyoming''' took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Republican Senator [[Malcolm Wallop]] ran for his second term. He was challenged in the general election by former State Senator [[Rodger McDaniel]], the Democratic nominee. Despite the strong national environment for Democratic candidates [[1982 United States elections|that year]], Democratic Governor [[Edgar Herschler]]'s [[1982 Wyoming gubernatorial election|landslide re-election]], and the closeness of Wallop's campaign with former Democratic Senator [[Gale W. McGee]] in [[1976 United States Senate election in Wyoming|1976]], the contest between Wallop and McDaniel was largely non-competitive. Wallop won re-election by a wide margin, winning 57% of the vote to McDaniel's 43%. This election was the first time since [[1911 United States Senate election in Wyoming|1911]] that an incumbent Republican Senator from Wyoming was re-elected or won re-election to this seat.
==Democratic primary==
===Candidates===
* [[Rodger McDaniel]], former State Senator
===Results===
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| title = Democratic primary<ref name="1983 directory">{{cite book|last=Thomson|first=Thyra|title=1983 Wyoming Official Directory and 1982 Election Returns|pages=144, 219|date=1983|isbn=}}</ref>
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| votes = 46,834
| percentage= 100.00%
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==Republican primary==
===Candidates===
* [[Malcolm Wallop]], incumbent U.S. Senator▼
* Richard Redland▼
* Richard Redland, rancher, far-right activist<ref>{{cite news|date=August 5, 1982|title=Redland out to educate Wallop|last=Barron|first=Joan|work=[[Casper Star-Tribune]]|location=Casper, Wyo.|page=10}}</ref>
▲* [[Malcolm Wallop]], incumbent Senator
===Results===
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▲ |candidate = [[Malcolm Wallop]] (incumbent)
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==General election==
===Results===
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Malcolm Wallop]] ([[incumbent|inc.]])
|votes = 94,725
|percentage = 56.66%
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{{Election box
|votes = 22,259
▲ |party = Democratic Party (United States)
|percentage = 13.31%
▲ |candidate = Rodger McDaniel
|change = +4.14%
▲ |votes = 72,466
▲ |percentage = 43.34%
▲ |change = {{decrease}}2.07
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{{Election box
|votes = 167,191
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
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{{Election box end}}
* [[1982 United States Senate elections]]▼
==References==
{{reflist
{{1982 United States elections}}
[[Category:1982 United States Senate elections|Wyoming]]
[[Category:1982 Wyoming elections|United States Senate]]
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