1982 United States Senate election in Wyoming
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 that year, Democratic Governor Edgar Herschler's landslide re-election, and the closeness of Wallop's campaign with former Democratic Senator Gale W. McGee in 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%.
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Rodger McDaniel, former State Senator
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Rodger McDaniel | 46,834 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 46,834 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Malcolm Wallop, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Richard Redland, rancher, far-right activist[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Malcolm Wallop (inc.) | 61,650 | 80.91% | |
| Republican | Richard Redland, Jr. | 14,543 | 19.09% | |
| Total votes | 76,193 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Malcolm Wallop (inc.) | 94,725 | 56.66% | +2.07% | |
| Democratic | Rodger McDaniel | 72,466 | 43.34% | -2.07% | |
| Majority | 22,259 | 13.31% | +4.14% | ||
| Turnout | 167,191 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
References
- Thomson, Thyra (1983). 1983 Wyoming Official Directory and 1982 Election Returns. pp. 144, 219.
- Barron, Joan (August 5, 1982). "Redland out to educate Wallop". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyo. p. 10.
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