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Election 1982 Results

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1982 US Senate election in Tennessee

Jim Sasser (Democrat) beat Robin Beard (Republican) in Tennessee in 1982, 61.9% to 38.1%, a margin of 23.9 points and 300,471 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1976, when James R. Sasser also won.

Democrats led in 86 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 9. The largest, Shelby, cast 231,409 votes and went to the Democrat by 26.1 points. The closest was Cocke, where 14 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jim Sasser won	Democratic	780,113	61.9%
Robin Beard	Republican	479,642	38.1%
All other candidates		30	0.0%
Total		1,259,785

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Shelby	145,916 63.1%	85,493 36.9%	231,409	D+26.1
Davidson	89,235 66.1%	45,700 33.9%	134,935	D+32.3
Knox	51,891 58.0%	37,568 42.0%	89,459	D+16.0
Hamilton	38,568 54.2%	32,651 45.8%	71,219	D+8.3
Sullivan	23,833 60.2%	15,738 39.8%	39,571	D+20.5
Blount	11,315 49.3%	11,626 50.7%	22,941	R+1.4
Rutherford	14,095 64.0%	7,936 36.0%	22,031	D+28.0
Sumner	13,858 65.9%	7,164 34.1%	21,022	D+31.8
Madison	12,487 60.1%	8,301 39.9%	20,788	D+20.1
Washington	11,953 58.0%	8,658 42.0%	20,611	D+16.0
Anderson	12,983 66.0%	6,686 34.0%	19,669	D+32.0
Williamson	8,004 45.3%	9,667 54.7%	17,671	R+9.4
Montgomery	10,157 61.2%	6,452 38.8%	16,609	D+22.3
Wilson	11,256 67.9%	5,314 32.1%	16,570	D+35.9
Bradley	7,984 50.9%	7,689 49.1%	15,673	D+1.9
Roane	8,832 61.5%	5,531 38.5%	14,363	D+23.0
Maury	7,733 57.1%	5,807 42.9%	13,540	D+14.2
Hamblen	7,613 57.9%	5,535 42.1%	13,148	D+15.8
Gibson	9,045 69.3%	4,008 30.7%	13,053	D+38.6
Greene	6,018 47.6%	6,629 52.4%	12,647	R+4.8
Putnam	8,880 70.5%	3,717 29.5%	12,597	D+41.0
Carter	6,438 56.2%	5,012 43.8%	11,450	D+12.5
Coffee	7,813 69.3%	3,459 30.7%	11,272	D+38.6
Lawrence	6,322 57.0%	4,774 43.0%	11,096	D+14.0
Sevier	4,910 44.5%	6,113 55.5%	11,023	R+10.9
McMinn	5,559 52.8%	4,969 47.2%	10,528	D+5.6
Hawkins	5,392 54.5%	4,503 45.5%	9,895	D+9.0
Dickson	6,311 67.5%	3,037 32.5%	9,348	D+35.0
Franklin	6,816 74.4%	2,343 25.6%	9,159	D+48.8
Carroll	5,494 60.4%	3,601 39.6%	9,095	D+20.8
Monroe	4,811 54.5%	4,019 45.5%	8,830	D+9.0
Robertson	6,725 76.2%	2,105 23.8%	8,830	D+52.3
Warren	6,577 74.6%	2,235 25.4%	8,812	D+49.3
Henry	6,083 69.3%	2,701 30.7%	8,784	D+38.5
Bedford	6,419 73.5%	2,319 26.5%	8,738	D+46.9
Cumberland	4,945 57.0%	3,726 43.0%	8,671	D+14.1
Campbell	5,620 65.1%	3,008 34.9%	8,628	D+30.3
Jefferson	4,311 52.1%	3,956 47.9%	8,267	D+4.3
Loudon	4,754 57.5%	3,511 42.5%	8,265	D+15.0
Dyer	5,165 64.3%	2,871 35.7%	8,036	D+28.5
Tipton	5,535 70.0%	2,367 30.0%	7,902	D+40.1
Weakley	5,214 68.4%	2,412 31.6%	7,626	D+36.7
McNairy	3,862 54.1%	3,275 45.9%	7,137	D+8.2
Obion	5,090 72.1%	1,972 27.9%	7,062	D+44.2
Marion	4,656 66.8%	2,313 33.2%	6,969	D+33.6
Rhea	3,558 52.1%	3,274 47.9%	6,832	D+4.2
Henderson	3,006 44.7%	3,725 55.3%	6,731	R+10.7
Hardin	3,417 52.0%	3,156 48.0%	6,573	D+4.0
Giles	4,329 67.6%	2,077 32.4%	6,406	D+35.2
Hardeman	3,810 60.8%	2,452 39.2%	6,262	D+21.7
Cocke	3,091 49.9%	3,105 50.1%	6,196	R+0.2
Lincoln	4,830 78.3%	1,340 21.7%	6,170	D+56.6
Lauderdale	4,517 73.7%	1,610 26.3%	6,127	D+47.4
Marshall	4,133 70.4%	1,734 29.6%	5,867	D+40.9
Humphreys	4,197 71.9%	1,642 28.1%	5,839	D+43.8
Fayette	3,714 63.7%	2,116 36.3%	5,830	D+27.4
Cheatham	4,010 71.7%	1,581 28.3%	5,591	D+43.4
Claiborne	3,397 60.9%	2,178 39.1%	5,575	D+21.9
Benton	4,132 74.9%	1,382 25.1%	5,514	D+49.9
White	3,736 74.5%	1,276 25.5%	5,012	D+49.1
Hickman	3,525 71.0%	1,443 29.0%	4,968	D+41.9
Smith	3,862 78.5%	1,057 21.5%	4,919	D+57.0
Haywood	3,201 69.5%	1,403 30.5%	4,604	D+39.1
Overton	3,464 77.4%	1,010 22.6%	4,474	D+54.9
Dekalb	3,253 74.4%	1,121 25.6%	4,374	D+48.7
Morgan	2,938 68.5%	1,348 31.5%	4,286	D+37.1
Grainger	2,258 53.3%	1,977 46.7%	4,235	D+6.6
Polk	2,553 61.7%	1,588 38.3%	4,141	D+23.3
Unicoi	2,263 54.9%	1,857 45.1%	4,120	D+9.9
Scott	2,563 62.9%	1,510 37.1%	4,073	D+25.9
Chester	2,210 54.5%	1,843 45.5%	4,053	D+9.1
Wayne	1,857 46.1%	2,175 53.9%	4,032	R+7.9
Decatur	2,184 57.9%	1,590 42.1%	3,774	D+15.7
Macon	2,259 60.7%	1,465 39.3%	3,724	D+21.3
Grundy	3,020 83.1%	614 16.9%	3,634	D+66.2
Fentress	2,221 61.3%	1,400 38.7%	3,621	D+22.7
Lewis	2,429 70.7%	1,006 29.3%	3,435	D+41.4
Crockett	2,260 66.0%	1,162 34.0%	3,422	D+32.1
Johnson	1,615 48.2%	1,735 51.8%	3,350	R+3.6
Jackson	2,781 83.8%	536 16.2%	3,317	D+67.7
Cannon	2,458 76.3%	762 23.7%	3,220	D+52.7
Union	1,815 57.1%	1,362 42.9%	3,177	D+14.3
Stewart	2,380 77.6%	688 22.4%	3,068	D+55.1
Bledsoe	1,723 56.2%	1,344 43.8%	3,067	D+12.4
Houston	1,970 78.7%	533 21.3%	2,503	D+57.4
Clay	1,716 68.6%	785 31.4%	2,501	D+37.2
Sequatchie	1,638 66.0%	845 34.0%	2,483	D+31.9
Perry	1,649 72.0%	640 28.0%	2,289	D+44.1
Trousdale	1,533 81.8%	341 18.2%	1,874	D+63.6
Meigs	1,112 59.6%	755 40.4%	1,867	D+19.1
Hancock	818 46.7%	933 53.3%	1,751	R+6.6
Lake	1,331 81.5%	302 18.5%	1,633	D+63.0
Pickett	830 53.0%	736 47.0%	1,566	D+6.0
Van Buren	1,079 78.3%	299 21.7%	1,378	D+56.6
Moore	990 73.4%	358 26.6%	1,348	D+46.9

Counties as they stood in 1982; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Tennessee Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Marsha Blackburn (R)	R+29.6
2020	Bill Hagerty (R)	R+27.0
2018	Marsha Blackburn (R)	R+10.8
2014	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+30.0
2012	Bob Corker (R)	R+34.5
2008	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+33.5
2006	Bob Corker (R)	R+2.7
2002	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+9.9
2000	Bill Frist (R)	R+32.9
1996	Fred Thompson (R)	R+24.5
1994	Bill Frist (R)	R+14.3
1990	Albert Gore Jr. (D)	D+37.9
1988	Jim Sasser (D)	D+30.6
1984	Al Gore (D)	D+26.9
1982	Jim Sasser (D)	D+23.9
1978	Howard H. Baker (R)	R+15.2
1976	James R. Sasser (D)	D+5.4
1972	Howard Baker Jr. (R)	R+23.7
1970	William E. Brock III (R)	R+3.9
1966	Howard Baker Jr. (R)	R+11.4
1964	Al Gore Sr. (D)	D+7.2
1960	Estes Kefauver (D)	D+43.5
1958	Al Gore Sr. (D)	D+60.0
1954	Estes Kefauver (D)	D+39.9
1952	Al Gore Sr. (D)	D+53.3
1948	Estes Kefauver (D)	D+31.9
1946	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+40.4
1942	A. Tom Stewart (D)	D+47.4
1940	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+41.6
1936	Nathan Bachman (D)	D+56.5
1934	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+27.6
1930	Cordell Hull (D)	D+44.2
1928	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+18.6
1924	Lawrence D. Tyson (D)	D+14.7
1922	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+36.1
1918	John K. Shields (D)	D+24.6
1916	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+9.8

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