1986 United States Senate elections
Elections leading to the next Congress
Table:
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. Kangas (Peace & Freedom) 0.5%

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. Dyson (Liberal) 1.4%
Fred Newman (New Alliance) 0.3%
Michael Shur (Socialist Workers) 0.2%

North Carolina

Jim Broyhill

Republican

1986 (Appointed)

Interim appointee lost election to the next term.
New senator elected.
Democratic gain.
Winner was also elected to finish the current term, see above.

√ 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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