1982 United States Senate election in Washington

1982 United States Senate election in Washington
	November 2, 1982
	November 2, 1982
	County Results; Jackson: 40-50% 60-70% 70-80%
U.S. senator before election; Henry M. Jackson; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Henry M. Jackson; Democratic

The 1982 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democrat Henry M. Jackson defeated Republican nominee Douglas Jewett with 68.96% of the vote.

Primary election

Primary elections were held on September 14, 1982.[1]

Candidates

Henry M. Jackson, incumbent United States Senator
Douglas Jewett, Seattle City Attorney
King Lysen, State Senator
Jesse Chiang
Larry Penberthy
Ken Talbott
Patrick Sean McGowan
C.E. Stites
James Sherwood Stokes
William H. Davis
John Patric, writer
Arthur Bauder
Clarice Privette
Chris Remple

Results

1982 United States Senate primary election in Washington[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry M. Jackson	450,580	66.23%
	Republican	Douglas Jewett	73,616	10.82%
	Independent	King Lysen	31,186	4.58%
	Independent	Jesse Chiang	12,514	1.84%
	Republican	Larry Penberthy	46,037	6.77%
	Republican	Ken Talbott	15,581	2.29%
	Republican	Patrick Sean McGowan	13,054	1.92%
	Republican	C.E. Stites	7,542	1.11%
	Democratic	James Sherwood Stokes	7,101	1.04%
	Democratic	William H. Davis	6,764	0.99%
	Democratic	John Patric	5,408	0.80%
	Democratic	Arthur Bauder	4,762	0.70%
	Republican	Clarice Privette	3,221	0.47%
	Socialist Workers	Chris Remple	3,006	0.44%
Total votes			680,372	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Henry M. Jackson, Democratic
Douglas Jewett, Republican

Other candidates

King Lysen, Independent
Jesse Chiang, Independent

Results

1982 United States Senate election in Washington[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry M. Jackson	943,665	68.96%
	Republican	Douglas Jewett	332,273	24.28%
	Independent	King Lysen	72,297	5.28%
	Independent	Jesse Chiang	20,251	1.48%
Majority
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

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References

"September 1982 Primary". Sos.wa.gov. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
"November 1982 General". Sos.wa.gov. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

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[Washington-1] "September 1982 Primary". Sos.wa.gov. Retrieved 2018-11-19.

[2] "November 1982 General". Sos.wa.gov. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

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