United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Vote Cast for United States Senators 479
No. 784. V o t e C a s t f o r U n i t e d S t a t e s S e n a t o r s , b y M a j o r P o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s — S t a t e s :
1976 TO 1980
[In thousands, except percent. Excludes elections to fill vacancies for unexplred term]
1976 1978 1980
STATE
Total1
Demo*
cratlc
Republican
Percent
for
leading
party
Total1
Democratic
Republican
Percent
for
leading
party
Total1
Democratic
Republican
Percent
for
leading
party
Alabama............... (x) (X) (X) (X) 582 547 94.0 1,297 610 650 50.2
Alaska.................. (X) (X) (X) (X) 123 30 93 75.6 157 72 84 53.7
741 400 321 54.0 (X) (X) (X) (X) 874 423 432 49.5
Arkansas.............. (X) (X) (X) (X) 522 400 85 76.6 809 478 331 59.1
California.............. 7,472 3,503 3,749 50.2 (X) (X) (X) (X) 8,327 4,705 3,093 56.5
(X) (X) (X) (X) 819 330 481 58.7 1,174 591 571 60.3
Connecticut.......... 1,362 561 786 57.7 (X) fx) (X) (X) 1,356 764 582 56.3
Delaware.............. 225 98 126 55.8 162 94 66 58.0 (X) (X) (X) (X)
Florida................. 2,656 1,800 1,058 63.0 (X) (X) (X) (X) 3,528 1,705 1,822 51.7
Georgia................ (X) (X) (X) (X) 645 536 109 83.1 1,580 776 804 50.9
Hawaii................. 302 162 123 53.7 (X) (X) (X) (X) 288 224 53 77.9
Idaho................... (X) (X) (X) (X) 284 90 194 68.4 440 214 219 49.7
Illinois... (X) (X) (X) (X) 3,185 1,448 1,699 53.3 4,580 2.565 1,946 56.0
Indiana. 2,171 879 1,276 58.6 (X) (X) (X) (X) 2,198 1,016 1.182 53.8
Iowa.... (X) (X) (X) (X) 825 395 422 51.1 1,277 582 683 53.5
Kansas. (X) (X) (X) (X) 749 318 403 53.9 939 340 599 63.8
Kentucky.............. (X) (X) (X) (X) 477 291 176 61.0 1,107 721 386 65.1
Louisiana............. (X) (X) (X) (X) c > n (*)
Maine.................. 466 293 193 60.2 375 127 212 56.6 (x) (X) (X) (X)
Maryland.............. 1,366 772 530 56.5 (X) (X) (X) (X) 1,286 435 851 66.2
Massachusetts..... 2,491 1,727 723 69.3 1,986 1,093 891 55.1 (X) (X) (X) (X)
Michigan.............. 3,491 1,831 1,635 52.5 2,847 1,484 1,362 52.1 (X) (X) (X) (X)
Minnesota............ 1,912 1,291 479 67.5 1,581 638 894 56.6 (X) (X) (X) (X)
Mississippi........... 654 554 - 100.0 584 185 263 45.1 (X) (X) (X) (X)
Missouri........ ....... 1,915 814 1,090 56.9 (X) (X) (X) (X) 2,067 1,075 985 52.0
Montana............... 321 206 115 64.2 28B 160 128 55.7 (X) (X) (X) (X)
Nebraska............. 598 314 264 52.4 494 934 160 67.6 (X) (X) (X) (X)
Nevada................. 202 127 63 63.0 (X) (X) (X) (X) 246 92 144 56.5
New Hampshire... (X) (X) (X) (X) 264 128 134 50.7 375 179 196 52.1
New Jersey.......... 2,771 1,681 1,055 60,7 1,958 1,083 844 55.3 (X) (X) (X) (X)
New Mexico......... 413 176 235 56.8 344 160 183 59.4 (X) (X) (X) (X)
New York............. 6,320 3,423 2,837 64.2 (X) (X) (X) (X) 6,015 2,619 2,700 44.9
North Carolina...... (X) (X) (X) (X) 1,136 517 619 54.5 1,798 888 898 50.0
North Dakota........ 283 176 103 62,1 (x) (X) (X) (X) 299 87 210 70.3
Ohio..................... 3,921 1,041 1,824 49.5 (X) (X) (X) (X) 4,027 2,771 1,138 66.6
Oklahoma............ (X) (X) (X) (X) 754 494 248 65.5 1,098 478 567 53.5
Oregon................. (X) (X) (X) (X) 893 342 550 61.6 1,140 502 594 52.1
Pennsylvania........ 4,646 2,127 2,382 52.4 (X) (X) (X) (X) 4,418 2,122 2,230 50.5
Rhode Island........ 399 168 230 57.7 306 230 76 75.1 (X) (X) (X) (X)
South Caroline..... (X) (X) (X) (X) 633 281 352 55.6 871 613 258 70.4
South Dakota....... (X) (X) (X) (X) 256 85 171 66.8 327 129 191 58.2
Tennessee........... 1,432 751 673 52.5 1,157 466 643 55.5 (X) (X) (X) (X)
Texas.................. 3,675 2,200 1,636 56.Q 2,313 1,139 1,151 49.8 (X) (X) (X) (X)
Utah..................... 540 242 290 53.7 (X) (X) (X) (X) 594 151 438 73.6
Vermont............... 189 86 94 50.0 (X) (X) (X) (X) 209 104 101 49.8
Virginia................ 1,566 596 3891 357.2 1,222 609 613 50.2 (X) (X) (X) (X)
Washington......... 1,491 1,071 362 71.8 (X) (X) (X) (X) 1,728 792 936 54.2
West Virginia........ 567 566 - 99.9 493 249 244 50.5 (X) (X) (X) (X)
Wisconsin............ 1,935 1,397 522 72.2 (X) (X) (X) (X) 2,204 1,065 1,106 50.2
Wyoming.............. 155 71 85 54.6 133 50 83 62.2 (X) (X) (X) (X)
- Represents zero. X Not applicable. 'Includes vote caet for minor parties. ‘ Unopposed Democrat; no vote tallied
9lnce name not printed on ballot. ‘ Represents vote cast for Independent candidate.
Source: Elections Research Center, Washington, D.C., A m e ric a V o te s , biennial (copyright).