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1982 Arizona U.S. Senate Election

Arizona · 3 candidates · See every 1982 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1982 Arizona U.S. Senate Election?

Dennis Deconcini won the 1982 Arizona U.S. Senate Election. Dennis Deconcini received 411,970 popular votes (56.91%). The main challenger was Pete Dunn (40.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Deconcini and Dunn

Deconcini +16.6 pts · won by 120,221 votes
Dennis DeconciniDemocraticWINNER56.91%
411,970 votes
Pete DunnRepublican40.3%
291,749 votes
Randall Pete Bardo ClamonsLibertarian2.78%
20,100 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.