1982 United States Senate election in New York

Summary

The 1982 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan won re-election to a second term.

1982 United States Senate election in New York

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Nominee Pat Moynihan Florence Sullivan
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Liberal
Popular vote 3,232,146 1,696,766
Percentage 65.07% 34.16%

County results
Moynihan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Sullivan:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Pat Moynihan
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Pat Moynihan
Democratic

Moynihan's victory made him the first Senator holding this seat to win a second term since Irving M. Ives won his second and final term in 1952.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

1982 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Daniel Patrick Moynihan (incumbent) 922,059 85.13%
Democratic Melvin Klenetsky 161,012 14.87%
Total votes 1,083,071 100.00%

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

1982 Republican U.S. Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Florence M. Sullivan 216,486 42.37%
Republican Muriel Siebert 157,446 30.82%
Republican Whitney North Seymour Jr. 136,974 26.81%
Total votes 510,906 100.00%

Results edit

General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Daniel Patrick Moynihan (incumbent) 3,089,871 62.20%
Liberal Daniel Patrick Moynihan (incumbent) 142,275 2.86%
Total Daniel Patrick Moynihan (incumbent) 3,232,146 65.07%
Republican Florence M. Sullivan 1,415,749 28.50%
Conservative Florence M. Sullivan 175,650 3.54%
Right to Life Florence M. Sullivan 105,367 2.12%
Total Florence M. Sullivan 1,696,766 34.16%
Libertarian James J. McKeown 23,379 0.47%
Socialist Workers Steven Wattenmaker 15,206 0.31%
Total votes 4,967,497 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - NY US Senate - D Primary". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - NY US Senate - R Primary". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - NY US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1982". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 16, 2018.