United States Senate election in West Virginia, 1982
United States Senate election in West Virginia, 1982
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The 1982 United States Senate election in West Virginia took place on November 7, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Robert Byrd won re-election to a fifth term.
Candidates
Democratic
Republican
Campaign
Benedict, a freshman congressman, made great note of Byrd's record of high office in the Ku Klux Klan, his avoidance of service in World War II, and the fact that Byrd, then alone among members of Congress, owned no home in the state he represented. His campaign represented the last serious and well-funded effort to unseat Byrd, spending $1,098,218. Byrd was Minority Leader at the time.
Results
General election results[1]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
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Democratic |
Robert Byrd (inc.) |
387,170 |
68.5% |
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Republican |
Cleve Benedict |
173,910 |
30.8% |
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References
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- The Senate, 1789–1989 series
- Senate of the Roman Republic: Addresses on the History of Roman Constitutionalism
- Losing America: Confronting A Reckless and Arrogant Presidency
- We Stand Passively Mute: Senator Robert C. Byrd's Iraq Speeches
- Robert C. Byrd: Child of the Appalachian Coalfields
- Letter to a New President: Commonsense Lessons for our Next Leader
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