Battle of Backbone Mountain

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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.

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

Candidates

Results

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

Candidates

Results

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

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

References

  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.