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1986 U.S. Senate election results

33 races · 33 with a recorded winner · popular vote by contest

Every U.S. Senate contest in the 1986 U.S. general election. Each race links to its full popular-vote breakdown; winners link to their profile. Part of the party vote tracker.

1986 U.S. Senate results by state
StateWinnerResult
AlabamaRichard C. ShelbyD609,360 votes · +6,823 over Jeremiah Denton
AlaskaFrank H. MurkowskiR97,674 votes · +17,947 over Glenn Olds
ArizonaJohn McCainR521,850 votes · +180,885 over Richard Kimball
ArkansasDale BumpersD433,122 votes · +170,809 over Asa Hutchinson
CaliforniaAlan CranstonD3,646,672 votes · +104,868 over Ed Zschau
ColoradoTimothy E. WirthD529,449 votes · +16,455 over Ken Kramer
ConnecticutChristopher J. DoddD632,695 votes · +292,257 over Roger W. Eddy
FloridaBob GrahamD1,877,543 votes · +325,167 over Paula Hawkins
GeorgiaWyche Fowler Jr.D623,707 votes · +22,466 over MacK F. Mattingly
HawaiiDaniel K. InouyeD241,887 votes · +154,977 over Frank Hutchinson
IdahoSteve SymmsR196,958 votes · +11,892 over John V Evans
IllinoisAlan J. DixonD2,033,783 votes · +980,049 over Judy Koehler
IndianaDan QuayleR936,143 votes · +340,951 over Jill Lynette Long
IowaCharles E. GrassleyR588,880 votes · +289,474 over John O. Roehrick
KansasBob DoleR576,902 votes · +330,238 over Guy MacDonald
KentuckyWendell H. FordD503,775 votes · +330,445 over Jackson M. Andrews
LouisianaJohn B. BreauxD723,586 votes · +77,275 over W. Henson Moore
MarylandBarbara A. MikulskiD675,225 votes · +237,814 over Linda Chavez
MissouriChristopher S. BondR777,612 votes · +77,988 over Harriett Woods
NevadaHarry ReidD130,955 votes · +14,349 over Jim Santini
New HampshireWarren B. RudmanR154,090 votes · +74,868 over Endicott Peabody
New YorkAlfonse M. D'AmatoR2,378,197 votes · +654,981 over Mark Green
North DakotaKent ConradD143,932 votes · +2,120 over Mark Andrews
OhioJohn GlennD1,949,208 votes · +777,315 over Thomas N. Kindness
OklahomaDon NicklesR493,436 votes · +93,206 over James R. Jones
OregonBob PackwoodR656,317 votes · +280,582 over Rick Bauman
PennsylvaniaArlen SpecterR1,906,537 votes · +458,318 over Bob Edgar
South CarolinaErnest Fritz HollingsD465,500 votes · +202,614 over Henry D. McMaster
South DakotaThomas A. DaschleD152,657 votes · +9,484 over James Abdnor
UtahE. J. Jake GarnR314,608 votes · +199,085 over Craig S. Oliver
VermontPatrick J. LeahyD124,123 votes · +56,325 over Dick Snelling
WashingtonBrock AdamsD677,471 votes · +26,540 over Slade Gorton
WisconsinRobert W. Kasten Jr.R754,573 votes · +51,610 over Edward R. Garvey