1986 United States Senate elections
Elections leading to the next Congress
In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1987; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

1986 United States Senate elections

Section Title: Elections leading to the next Congress
Table Section Text: In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1987; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent	Results	Candidates

Senator	Party	Electoral history

Alabama	Jeremiah Denton	Republican	1980	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Richard Shelby (Democratic) 50.9% Jeremiah Denton (Republican) 49.1%

Alaska	Frank Murkowski	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Frank Murkowski (Republican) 54.0% Glenn Olds (Democratic) 44.1% Chuck House (Libertarian) 1.7%

Arizona	Barry Goldwater	Republican	1952 1958 1964 (Retired) 1968 1974 1980	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	√ John McCain (Republican) 60.6% Richard Kimball (Democratic) 39.4%

Arkansas	Dale Bumpers	Democratic	1974 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Dale Bumpers (Democratic) 62.9% Asa Hutchinson (Republican) 37.1%

California	Alan Cranston	Democratic	1968 1974 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Alan Cranston (Democratic) 49.3% Ed Zschau (Republican) 47.8% Breck McKinley (Libertarian) 1.5% Edward B. Vallen (American Ind.) 0.9% Andrew R.

Colorado	Gary Hart	Democratic	1974 1980	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ Tim Wirth (Democratic) 49.9% Ken Kramer (Republican) 48.4% Michael Bush (Independent) 1.0% Michael Chamberlain (Socialist Workers) 0.4% Henry Olshaw (Unaffiliated American) 0.2% Calvin Dodge (Prohibition) 0.1%

Connecticut	Chris Dodd	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Chris Dodd (Democratic) 64.8% Roger W. Eddy (Republican) 34.8% Edward McCallum (Independent) 0.4%

Florida	Paula Hawkins	Republican	1980	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Bob Graham (Democratic) 55% Paula Hawkins (Republican) 45%

Georgia	Mack Mattingly	Republican	1980	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Wyche Fowler (Democratic) 50.9% Mack Mattingly (Republican) 49.1%

Hawaii	Daniel Inouye	Democratic	1962 1968 1974 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Daniel Inouye (Democratic) 73.6% Frank Hutchinson (Republican) 26.4%

Idaho	Steve Symms	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Steve Symms (Republican) 51.4% John V. Evans (Democratic) 48.6%

Illinois	Alan J. Dixon	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Alan J. Dixon (Democratic) 65.4% Judy Koehler (Republican) 34.1%

Indiana	Dan Quayle	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Dan Quayle (Republican) 61.1% Jill L. Long (Democratic) 38.9%

Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Chuck Grassley (Republican) 66.0% John P. Roehrick (Democratic) 34.0%

Kansas	Bob Dole	Republican	1968 1974 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bob Dole (Republican) 70.1% Guy MacDonald (Democratic) 29.9%

Kentucky	Wendell H. Ford	Democratic	1974 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Wendell H. Ford (Democratic) 74.3% Jackson M. Andrews (Republican) 25.7%

Louisiana	Russell B. Long	Democratic	1948 (Special) 1950 1956 1962 1968 1974 1980	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ John Breaux (Democratic) 52.8% Henson Moore (Republican) 47.2%

Maryland	Charles Mathias	Republican	1968 1974 1980	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Barbara Mikulski (Democratic) 60.8% Linda Chavez (Republican) 39.2%

Missouri	Thomas Eagleton	Democratic	1968 1974 1980	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain.	√ Kit Bond (Republican) 52.6% Harriett Woods (Democratic) 47.4%

Nevada	Paul Laxalt	Republican	1974 1980	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Harry Reid (Democratic) 50.0% James David Santini (Republican) 44.5% Kent Cromwell (Libertarian) 1.9%

New Hampshire	Warren Rudman	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Warren Rudman (Republican) 62.9% Endicott Peabody (Democratic) 32.4% Gruce Valley (Independent) 4.7%

New York	Al D'Amato	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Al D'Amato (Republican) 57.7% Mark J. Green (Democratic) 40.9% John S.

North Carolina	Jim Broyhill	Republican	1986 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost election to the next term. New senator elected.	√ Terry Sanford (Democratic) 51.8% Jim Broyhill (Republican) 48.2%

North Dakota	Mark Andrews	Republican	1980	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Kent Conrad (Democratic) 49.8% Mark Andrews (Republican) 49.0%

Ohio	John Glenn	Democratic	1974 1974 (Appointed) 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Glenn (Democratic) 62.4% Tom Kindness (Republican) 37.6%

Oklahoma	Don Nickles	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Don Nickles (Republican) 54.5% James R. Jones (Democratic) 45.5%

Oregon	Bob Packwood	Republican	1968 1974 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bob Packwood (Republican) 63.5% Rick Bauman (Democratic) 36.5%

Pennsylvania	Arlen Specter	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Arlen Specter (Republican) 56.9% Robert W. Edgar (Democratic) 43.1%

South Carolina	Ernest Hollings	Democratic	1966 (Special) 1968 1974 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ernest Hollings (Democratic) 63.9% Henry D. McMaster (Republican) 36.1%

South Dakota	James Abdnor	Republican	1980	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Tom Daschle (Democratic) 51.6% James Abdnor (Republican) 48.4%

Utah	Jake Garn	Republican	1974 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jake Garn (Republican) 72.3% Craig Oliver (Democratic) 26.6% Hugh A. Butler (Libertarian) 0.7% Mary Zins (Independent) 0.4%

Vermont	Patrick Leahy	Democratic	1974 1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Patrick Leahy (Democratic) 63.7% Richard A. Snelling (Republican) 34.7%

Washington	Slade Gorton	Republican	1980	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Brock Adams (Democratic) 50.6% Slade Gorton (Republican) 48.7% Jill Fein (Socialist Workers) 0.7%

Wisconsin	Bob Kasten	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bob Kasten (Republican) 51.8% Ed Garvey (Democratic) 48.2%

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