1982 United States Senate election in Maryland
The 1982 Senate election in Maryland took place on November 2, 1982, simultaneously with other elections for seats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to gubernatorial openings. Incumbent Democratic Senator Paul Sarbanes won reelection to a second term in office. He defeated the Republican nominee, former Representative from Maryland's 5th district and Prince George's County Executive Lawrence Hogan. Sarbanes even was able to win ruby-red Garrett County, which has never voted Democratic in presidential elections. Sarbanes would repeat this feat 6 years later in 1988, but no Democrat has ever won Garrett County in a Senate election since then.[1]
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Major candidates
Democratic
- Paul Sarbanes, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1977.
Republican
- Lawrence Hogan, former U.S. Representative from Maryland's 5th congressional district from 1969 to 1975.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paul Sarbanes (incumbent) | 707,356 | 63.5% | |
| Republican | Lawrence Hogan | 407,334 | 36.5% | |
| Turnout | 1,114,690 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Results by county
| County | Paul S. Sarbanes
Democratic |
Lawrence Hogan
Republican |
Margin | Total
Votes Cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 12056 | 53.44% | 10503 | 46.56% | 1553 | 6.88% | 22559 |
| Anne Arundel | 52875 | 54.47% | 44199 | 45.53% | 8676 | 8.94% | 97074 |
| Baltimore (City) | 160318 | 82.98% | 32881 | 17.02% | 127437 | 65.96% | 193199 |
| Baltimore (County) | 118305 | 59.41% | 80834 | 40.59% | 37471 | 18.82% | 199139 |
| Calvert | 5768 | 61.48% | 3614 | 38.52% | 2154 | 22.96% | 9382 |
| Caroline | 3046 | 57.66% | 2237 | 42.34% | 809 | 15.31% | 5283 |
| Carroll | 10752 | 43.71% | 13844 | 56.29% | -3092 | -12.57% | 24596 |
| Cecil | 8275 | 58.00% | 5992 | 42.00% | 2283 | 16.00% | 14267 |
| Charles | 9266 | 57.40% | 6878 | 42.60% | 2388 | 14.79% | 16144 |
| Dorchester | 4540 | 59.15% | 3136 | 40.85% | 1404 | 18.29% | 7676 |
| Frederick | 13115 | 47.96% | 14230 | 52.04% | -1115 | -4.08% | 27345 |
| Garrett | 3801 | 55.34% | 3067 | 44.66% | 734 | 10.69% | 6868 |
| Harford | 20024 | 52.42% | 18175 | 47.58% | 1849 | 4.84% | 38199 |
| Howard | 20819 | 59.24% | 14322 | 40.76% | 6497 | 18.49% | 35141 |
| Kent | 3153 | 59.69% | 2129 | 40.31% | 1024 | 19.39% | 5282 |
| Montgomery | 121589 | 63.86% | 68818 | 36.14% | 52771 | 27.71% | 190407 |
| Prince George's | 94619 | 69.17% | 42172 | 30.83% | 52447 | 38.34% | 136791 |
| Queen Anne's | 3957 | 54.56% | 3296 | 45.44% | 661 | 9.11% | 7253 |
| St. Mary's | 7265 | 61.63% | 4524 | 38.37% | 2741 | 23.25% | 11789 |
| Somerset | 3218 | 56.26% | 2502 | 43.74% | 716 | 12.52% | 5720 |
| Talbot | 4124 | 50.06% | 4114 | 49.94% | 10 | 0.12% | 8238 |
| Washington | 13126 | 47.18% | 14696 | 52.82% | -1570 | -5.64% | 27822 |
| Wicomico | 9240 | 55.15% | 7515 | 44.85% | 1725 | 10.30% | 16755 |
| Worcester | 4105 | 52.89% | 3656 | 47.11% | 449 | 5.79% | 7761 |
| Total | 707356 | 63.46% | 407334 | 36.54% | 300022 | 26.92% | 1114690 |
References
- "Official General Election Results for United States Senate - November 2, 1982" (PDF). Information Division of the Federal Election Commission. p. 2.
- "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0181, Page 0688 - Maryland Manual, 1983-84". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. n.d. p. 688. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1982". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. n.d. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- "1982 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. March 6, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2023.