1982 United States Senate election in Wyoming

1982 United States Senate election in Wyoming

← 1976 November 2, 1982 1988 →
 
Nominee Malcolm Wallop Rodger McDaniel
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 94,725 72,466
Percentage 56.66% 43.34%

County results

Wallop:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

McDaniel:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Malcolm Wallop
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Malcolm Wallop
Republican

The 1982 United States Senate election in Wyoming took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Republican Senator Malcolm Wallop ran for his second term. He was challenged in the general election by former State Senator Rodger McDaniel, the Democratic nominee. Despite the strong national environment for Democratic candidates that year, Democratic Governor Edgar Herschler's landslide re-election, and the closeness of Wallop's campaign with former Democratic Senator Gale W. McGee in 1976, the contest between Wallop and McDaniel was largely non-competitive. Wallop won re-election by a wide margin, winning 57% of the vote to McDaniel's 43%. This election was the first time since 1911 that an incumbent Republican Senator from Wyoming was re-elected or won re-election to this seat.


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