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1982 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election

West Virginia · 3 candidates · See every 1982 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1982 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election?

Robert C. Byrd won the 1982 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election. Robert C. Byrd received 387,170 popular votes (68.49%). The main challenger was Cleve Benedict (30.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Byrd and Benedict

Byrd +37.7 pts · won by 213,260 votes
Robert C. ByrdDemocraticWINNER68.49%
387,170 votes
Cleve BenedictRepublican30.76%
173,910 votes
William B. HovlandSocialist Workers0.75%
4,234 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.