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1982 Wyoming U.S. Senate Election

Wyoming · 2 candidates · See every 1982 U.S. Senate race

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

Malcolm Wallop won the 1982 Wyoming U.S. Senate Election. Malcolm Wallop received 94,725 popular votes (56.66%). The main challenger was Rodger McDaniel (43.34%).

See the full head-to-head between Wallop and McDaniel

Wallop +13.3 pts · won by 22,259 votes
Malcolm WallopRepublicanWINNER56.66%
94,725 votes
Rodger McDanielDemocratic43.34%
72,466 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.