1982 United States Senate election in Tennessee

none related races 1982 United States Senate elections March 2026 September 2023 1982 United States Senate election in Tennessee Tennessee presidential no 1976 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1976 1988 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1988 November 2, 1982 150x150px Jim Sasser.jpg Jim Sasser Democratic Party (United States) 780,113 61.93% Robin Beard (cropped).jpg Robin Beard Republican Party (United States) 479,642 38.07% 1982 United States Senate election in Tennessee results map by county.svg 300px County resultsSasser: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Beard: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Jim Sasser Democratic Party (United States) Jim Sasser Democratic Party (United States) The 1982 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 2, 1982, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jim Sasser won re-election. Sasser defeated Republican Robin Beard. Sasser received 92% of the black vote.Black Black 1992 356 Democratic primary Candidates Jim Sasser, incumbent U.S. Senator Charles Gordon Vick, perennial candidate Results Democratic Party primary resultsTN US Senate - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=258507 Our Campaigns February 10, 2019 Jim Sasser (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 511,059 88.95% Charles Gordon Vick Democratic Party (United States) 63,488 11.05% Republican primary Candidates Robin Beard, U.S. Representative William Bryce Thompson, Jr. Results Republican Party primary resultsTN US Senate - R Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=258508 Our Campaigns February 10, 2019 Robin Beard Republican Party (United States) 205,271 91.41% William Bryce Thompson, Jr. Republican Party (United States) 19,277 8.59% Results General election resultshttps://books.google.com/books?id=46A7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA421 America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State Rhodes Cook 26 October 2017 CQ Press 9781506368993 Google Books Democratic Party (United States) Jim Sasser (incumbent) 780,113 61.93% Republican Party (United States) Robin Beard 479,642 38.07% 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) See also 1982 United States Senate elections References Works cited Black Earl Earl Black (political scientist) Black Merle Merle Black The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected Harvard University Press 1992 https://archive.org/details/vitalsouthhowpre0000blac 0674941306 1982 Tennessee United States Senate