1982-11-02 Senatorial Election Results for Tennessee (Class 1)

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County	Turnout	Jim Sasser* (D)		Robin Beard (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Anderson	40%	12,983	66.0%	6,686	34.0%	0	0.0%	6,297	19,669
Bedford	43%	6,419	73.5%	2,319	26.5%	0	0.0%	4,100	8,738
Benton	50%	4,132	74.9%	1,382	25.1%	0	0.0%	2,750	5,514
Bledsoe	45%	1,723	56.2%	1,344	43.8%	0	0.0%	379	3,067
Blount	39%	11,315	49.3%	11,626	50.7%	0	0.0%	-311	22,941
Bradley	32%	7,984	50.9%	7,689	49.1%	0	0.0%	295	15,673
Campbell	35%	5,620	65.1%	3,008	34.9%	0	0.0%	2,612	8,628
Cannon	43%	2,458	76.3%	762	23.7%	0	0.0%	1,696	3,220
Carroll	44%	5,494	60.4%	3,601	39.6%	0	0.0%	1,893	9,095
Carter	31%	6,438	56.2%	5,012	43.8%	0	0.0%	1,426	11,450
Cheatham	36%	4,010	71.7%	1,581	28.3%	0	0.0%	2,429	5,591
Chester	43%	2,210	54.5%	1,843	45.5%	0	0.0%	367	4,053
Claiborne	32%	3,397	60.9%	2,178	39.1%	0	0.0%	1,219	5,575
Clay	45%	1,716	68.6%	785	31.4%	0	0.0%	931	2,501
Cocke	30%	3,091	49.9%	3,105	50.1%	0	0.0%	-14	6,196
Coffee	41%	7,813	69.3%	3,459	30.7%	0	0.0%	4,354	11,272
Crockett	33%	2,260	66.0%	1,162	34.0%	0	0.0%	1,098	3,422
Cumberland	41%	4,945	57.0%	3,726	43.0%	0	0.0%	1,219	8,671
Davidson	37%	89,235	66.1%	45,700	33.9%	0	0.0%	43,535	134,935
Decatur	47%	2,184	57.9%	1,590	42.1%	0	0.0%	594	3,774
DeKalb	43%	3,253	74.4%	1,121	25.6%	0	0.0%	2,132	4,374
Dickson	43%	6,311	67.5%	3,037	32.5%	0	0.0%	3,274	9,348
Dyer	32%	5,165	64.3%	2,871	35.7%	0	0.0%	2,294	8,036
Fayette	35%	3,714	63.7%	2,116	36.3%	0	0.0%	1,598	5,830
Fentress	35%	2,221	61.3%	1,400	38.7%	0	0.0%	821	3,621
Franklin	39%	6,816	74.4%	2,343	25.6%	0	0.0%	4,473	9,159
Gibson	37%	9,045	69.3%	4,008	30.7%	0	0.0%	5,037	13,053
Giles	35%	4,329	67.6%	2,077	32.4%	0	0.0%	2,252	6,406
Grainger	35%	2,258	53.3%	1,977	46.7%	0	0.0%	281	4,235
Greene	32%	6,018	47.6%	6,629	52.4%	0	0.0%	-611	12,647
Grundy	39%	3,020	83.1%	614	16.9%	0	0.0%	2,406	3,634
Hamblen	37%	7,613	57.9%	5,535	42.1%	0	0.0%	2,078	13,148
Hamilton	34%	38,568	54.2%	32,651	45.8%	0	0.0%	5,917	71,219
Hancock	36%	818	46.7%	933	53.3%	0	0.0%	-115	1,751
Hardeman	38%	3,810	60.8%	2,452	39.2%	0	0.0%	1,358	6,262
Hardin	41%	3,417	52.0%	3,156	48.0%	0	0.0%	261	6,573
Hawkins	31%	5,392	54.5%	4,503	45.5%	0	0.0%	889	9,895
Haywood	34%	3,201	69.5%	1,403	30.5%	0	0.0%	1,798	4,604
Henderson	44%	3,006	44.7%	3,725	55.3%	0	0.0%	-719	6,731
Henry	41%	6,083	69.3%	2,701	30.7%	0	0.0%	3,382	8,784
Hickman	44%	3,525	71.0%	1,443	29.0%	0	0.0%	2,082	4,968
Houston	50%	1,970	78.7%	533	21.3%	0	0.0%	1,437	2,503
Humphreys	52%	4,197	71.9%	1,642	28.1%	0	0.0%	2,555	5,839
Jackson	48%	2,781	83.8%	536	16.2%	0	0.0%	2,245	3,317
Jefferson	35%	4,311	52.1%	3,956	47.9%	0	0.0%	355	8,267
Johnson	34%	1,615	48.2%	1,735	51.8%	0	0.0%	-120	3,350
Knox	37%	51,891	58.0%	37,568	42.0%	0	0.0%	14,323	89,459
Lake	31%	1,331	81.5%	302	18.5%	0	0.0%	1,029	1,633
Lauderdale	36%	4,517	73.7%	1,610	26.3%	0	0.0%	2,907	6,127
Lawrence	46%	6,322	57.0%	4,774	43.0%	0	0.0%	1,548	11,096
Lewis	52%	2,429	70.7%	1,006	29.3%	0	0.0%	1,423	3,435
Lincoln	32%	4,830	78.3%	1,340	21.7%	0	0.0%	3,490	6,170
Loudon	39%	4,754	57.5%	3,511	42.5%	0	0.0%	1,243	8,265
Macon	33%	2,259	60.7%	1,465	39.3%	0	0.0%	794	3,724
Madison	38%	12,487	60.1%	8,301	39.9%	0	0.0%	4,186	20,788
Marion	40%	4,656	66.8%	2,313	33.2%	0	0.0%	2,343	6,969
Marshall	40%	4,133	70.4%	1,734	29.6%	0	0.0%	2,399	5,867
Maury	36%	7,733	57.1%	5,807	42.9%	0	0.0%	1,926	13,540
McMinn	35%	5,559	52.8%	4,969	47.2%	0	0.0%	590	10,528
McNairy	44%	3,862	54.1%	3,275	45.9%	0	0.0%	587	7,137
Meigs	35%	1,112	59.6%	755	40.4%	0	0.0%	357	1,867
Monroe	43%	4,811	54.5%	4,019	45.5%	0	0.0%	792	8,830
Montgomery	27%	10,157	61.2%	6,452	38.8%	0	0.0%	3,705	16,609
Moore	42%	990	73.4%	358	26.6%	0	0.0%	632	1,348
Morgan	37%	2,938	68.5%	1,348	31.5%	0	0.0%	1,590	4,286
Obion	30%	5,090	72.1%	1,972	27.9%	0	0.0%	3,118	7,062
Overton	35%	3,464	77.4%	1,010	22.6%	0	0.0%	2,454	4,474
Perry	51%	1,649	72.0%	640	28.0%	0	0.0%	1,009	2,289
Pickett	49%	830	53.0%	736	47.0%	0	0.0%	94	1,566
Polk	43%	2,553	61.7%	1,588	38.3%	0	0.0%	965	4,141
Putnam	34%	8,880	70.5%	3,717	29.5%	0	0.0%	5,163	12,597
Rhea	40%	3,558	52.1%	3,274	47.9%	0	0.0%	284	6,832
Roane	41%	8,832	61.5%	5,531	38.5%	0	0.0%	3,301	14,363
Robertson	33%	6,725	76.2%	2,105	23.8%	0	0.0%	4,620	8,830
Rutherford	34%	14,095	64.0%	7,936	36.0%	0	0.0%	6,159	22,031
Scott	32%	2,563	62.9%	1,510	37.1%	0	0.0%	1,053	4,073
Sequatchie	41%	1,638	66.0%	845	34.0%	0	0.0%	793	2,483
Sevier	35%	4,910	44.5%	6,113	55.5%	0	0.0%	-1,203	11,023
Shelby	42%	145,916	63.1%	85,493	36.9%	0	0.0%	60,423	231,409
Smith	46%	3,862	78.5%	1,057	21.5%	0	0.0%	2,805	4,919
Stewart	47%	2,380	77.6%	688	22.4%	0	0.0%	1,692	3,068
Sullivan	38%	23,833	60.2%	15,738	39.8%	0	0.0%	8,095	39,571
Sumner	34%	13,858	65.9%	7,164	34.1%	0	0.0%	6,694	21,022
Tipton	35%	5,535	70.0%	2,367	30.0%	0	0.0%	3,168	7,902
Trousdale	42%	1,533	81.8%	341	18.2%	0	0.0%	1,192	1,874
Unicoi	34%	2,263	54.9%	1,857	45.1%	0	0.0%	406	4,120
Union	38%	1,815	57.1%	1,362	42.9%	0	0.0%	453	3,177
Van Buren	42%	1,079	78.3%	299	21.7%	0	0.0%	780	1,378
Warren	38%	6,577	74.6%	2,235	25.4%	0	0.0%	4,342	8,812
Washington	31%	11,953	58.0%	8,658	42.0%	0	0.0%	3,295	20,611
Wayne	41%	1,857	46.1%	2,175	53.9%	0	0.0%	-318	4,032
Weakley	30%	5,214	68.4%	2,412	31.6%	0	0.0%	2,802	7,626
White	35%	3,736	74.5%	1,276	25.5%	0	0.0%	2,460	5,012
Williamson	41%	8,004	45.3%	9,667	54.7%	0	0.0%	-1,663	17,671
Wilson	40%	11,256	67.9%	5,314	32.1%	0	0.0%	5,942	16,570
TOTAL	37%	780,113	61.9%	479,642	38.1%	30	0.0%	300,471	1,259,785
Total R vote: 479,642 (38.1%)      Total D vote: 780,113 (61.9%)      Total Other vote: 30 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$1,680,534		$1,630,359
Total Receipts:		$1,413,964		$1,657,604
Cash on Hand:		$0		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$0		$0
Party Contributions:		$0		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$0		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$10,440		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$-10,440		$0
Net Spending:		$1,670,094		$1,630,359

1982 Senate class 1, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	12,983	66.0%
Robin Beard (R)	6,686	34.0%
TOTAL	19,669
Turnout: 40%

1982 Senate class 1, Bedford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	6,419	73.5%
Robin Beard (R)	2,319	26.5%
TOTAL	8,738
Turnout: 43%

1982 Senate class 1, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	4,132	74.9%
Robin Beard (R)	1,382	25.1%
TOTAL	5,514
Turnout: 50%

1982 Senate class 1, Bledsoe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	1,723	56.2%
Robin Beard (R)	1,344	43.8%
TOTAL	3,067
Turnout: 45%

1982 Senate class 1, Blount County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	11,315	49.3%
Robin Beard (R)	11,626	50.7%
TOTAL	22,941
Turnout: 39%

1982 Senate class 1, Bradley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	7,984	50.9%
Robin Beard (R)	7,689	49.1%
TOTAL	15,673
Turnout: 32%

1982 Senate class 1, Campbell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	5,620	65.1%
Robin Beard (R)	3,008	34.9%
TOTAL	8,628
Turnout: 35%

1982 Senate class 1, Cannon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	2,458	76.3%
Robin Beard (R)	762	23.7%
TOTAL	3,220
Turnout: 43%

1982 Senate class 1, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	5,494	60.4%
Robin Beard (R)	3,601	39.6%
TOTAL	9,095
Turnout: 44%

1982 Senate class 1, Carter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	6,438	56.2%
Robin Beard (R)	5,012	43.8%
TOTAL	11,450
Turnout: 31%

1982 Senate class 1, Cheatham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	4,010	71.7%
Robin Beard (R)	1,581	28.3%
TOTAL	5,591
Turnout: 36%

1982 Senate class 1, Chester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	2,210	54.5%
Robin Beard (R)	1,843	45.5%
TOTAL	4,053
Turnout: 43%

1982 Senate class 1, Claiborne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	3,397	60.9%
Robin Beard (R)	2,178	39.1%
TOTAL	5,575
Turnout: 32%

1982 Senate class 1, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	1,716	68.6%
Robin Beard (R)	785	31.4%
TOTAL	2,501
Turnout: 45%

1982 Senate class 1, Cocke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	3,091	49.9%
Robin Beard (R)	3,105	50.1%
TOTAL	6,196
Turnout: 30%

1982 Senate class 1, Coffee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	7,813	69.3%
Robin Beard (R)	3,459	30.7%
TOTAL	11,272
Turnout: 41%

1982 Senate class 1, Crockett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	2,260	66.0%
Robin Beard (R)	1,162	34.0%
TOTAL	3,422
Turnout: 33%

1982 Senate class 1, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	4,945	57.0%
Robin Beard (R)	3,726	43.0%
TOTAL	8,671
Turnout: 41%

1982 Senate class 1, Davidson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	89,235	66.1%
Robin Beard (R)	45,700	33.9%
TOTAL	134,935
Turnout: 37%

1982 Senate class 1, Decatur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	2,184	57.9%
Robin Beard (R)	1,590	42.1%
TOTAL	3,774
Turnout: 47%

1982 Senate class 1, DeKalb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	3,253	74.4%
Robin Beard (R)	1,121	25.6%
TOTAL	4,374
Turnout: 43%

1982 Senate class 1, Dickson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	6,311	67.5%
Robin Beard (R)	3,037	32.5%
TOTAL	9,348
Turnout: 43%

1982 Senate class 1, Dyer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	5,165	64.3%
Robin Beard (R)	2,871	35.7%
TOTAL	8,036
Turnout: 32%

1982 Senate class 1, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	3,714	63.7%
Robin Beard (R)	2,116	36.3%
TOTAL	5,830
Turnout: 35%

1982 Senate class 1, Fentress County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	2,221	61.3%
Robin Beard (R)	1,400	38.7%
TOTAL	3,621
Turnout: 35%

1982 Senate class 1, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	6,816	74.4%
Robin Beard (R)	2,343	25.6%
TOTAL	9,159
Turnout: 39%

1982 Senate class 1, Gibson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	9,045	69.3%
Robin Beard (R)	4,008	30.7%
TOTAL	13,053
Turnout: 37%

1982 Senate class 1, Giles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	4,329	67.6%
Robin Beard (R)	2,077	32.4%
TOTAL	6,406
Turnout: 35%

1982 Senate class 1, Grainger County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	2,258	53.3%
Robin Beard (R)	1,977	46.7%
TOTAL	4,235
Turnout: 35%

1982 Senate class 1, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	6,018	47.6%
Robin Beard (R)	6,629	52.4%
TOTAL	12,647
Turnout: 32%

1982 Senate class 1, Grundy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	3,020	83.1%
Robin Beard (R)	614	16.9%
TOTAL	3,634
Turnout: 39%

1982 Senate class 1, Hamblen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	7,613	57.9%
Robin Beard (R)	5,535	42.1%
TOTAL	13,148
Turnout: 37%

1982 Senate class 1, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	38,568	54.2%
Robin Beard (R)	32,651	45.8%
TOTAL	71,219
Turnout: 34%

1982 Senate class 1, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	818	46.7%
Robin Beard (R)	933	53.3%
TOTAL	1,751
Turnout: 36%

1982 Senate class 1, Hardeman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	3,810	60.8%
Robin Beard (R)	2,452	39.2%
TOTAL	6,262
Turnout: 38%

1982 Senate class 1, Hardin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	3,417	52.0%
Robin Beard (R)	3,156	48.0%
TOTAL	6,573
Turnout: 41%

1982 Senate class 1, Hawkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	5,392	54.5%
Robin Beard (R)	4,503	45.5%
TOTAL	9,895
Turnout: 31%

1982 Senate class 1, Haywood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	3,201	69.5%
Robin Beard (R)	1,403	30.5%
TOTAL	4,604
Turnout: 34%

1982 Senate class 1, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	3,006	44.7%
Robin Beard (R)	3,725	55.3%
TOTAL	6,731
Turnout: 44%

1982 Senate class 1, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	6,083	69.3%
Robin Beard (R)	2,701	30.7%
TOTAL	8,784
Turnout: 41%

1982 Senate class 1, Hickman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	3,525	71.0%
Robin Beard (R)	1,443	29.0%
TOTAL	4,968
Turnout: 44%

1982 Senate class 1, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	1,970	78.7%
Robin Beard (R)	533	21.3%
TOTAL	2,503
Turnout: 50%

1982 Senate class 1, Humphreys County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	4,197	71.9%
Robin Beard (R)	1,642	28.1%
TOTAL	5,839
Turnout: 52%

1982 Senate class 1, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	2,781	83.8%
Robin Beard (R)	536	16.2%
TOTAL	3,317
Turnout: 48%

1982 Senate class 1, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	4,311	52.1%
Robin Beard (R)	3,956	47.9%
TOTAL	8,267
Turnout: 35%

1982 Senate class 1, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	1,615	48.2%
Robin Beard (R)	1,735	51.8%
TOTAL	3,350
Turnout: 34%

1982 Senate class 1, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	51,891	58.0%
Robin Beard (R)	37,568	42.0%
TOTAL	89,459
Turnout: 37%

1982 Senate class 1, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	1,331	81.5%
Robin Beard (R)	302	18.5%
TOTAL	1,633
Turnout: 31%

1982 Senate class 1, Lauderdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	4,517	73.7%
Robin Beard (R)	1,610	26.3%
TOTAL	6,127
Turnout: 36%

1982 Senate class 1, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	6,322	57.0%
Robin Beard (R)	4,774	43.0%
TOTAL	11,096
Turnout: 46%

1982 Senate class 1, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	2,429	70.7%
Robin Beard (R)	1,006	29.3%
TOTAL	3,435
Turnout: 52%

1982 Senate class 1, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	4,830	78.3%
Robin Beard (R)	1,340	21.7%
TOTAL	6,170
Turnout: 32%

1982 Senate class 1, Loudon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	4,754	57.5%
Robin Beard (R)	3,511	42.5%
TOTAL	8,265
Turnout: 39%

1982 Senate class 1, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	2,259	60.7%
Robin Beard (R)	1,465	39.3%
TOTAL	3,724
Turnout: 33%

1982 Senate class 1, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	12,487	60.1%
Robin Beard (R)	8,301	39.9%
TOTAL	20,788
Turnout: 38%

1982 Senate class 1, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	4,656	66.8%
Robin Beard (R)	2,313	33.2%
TOTAL	6,969
Turnout: 40%

1982 Senate class 1, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	4,133	70.4%
Robin Beard (R)	1,734	29.6%
TOTAL	5,867
Turnout: 40%

1982 Senate class 1, Maury County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	7,733	57.1%
Robin Beard (R)	5,807	42.9%
TOTAL	13,540
Turnout: 36%

1982 Senate class 1, McMinn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	5,559	52.8%
Robin Beard (R)	4,969	47.2%
TOTAL	10,528
Turnout: 35%

1982 Senate class 1, McNairy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	3,862	54.1%
Robin Beard (R)	3,275	45.9%
TOTAL	7,137
Turnout: 44%

1982 Senate class 1, Meigs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	1,112	59.6%
Robin Beard (R)	755	40.4%
TOTAL	1,867
Turnout: 35%

1982 Senate class 1, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	4,811	54.5%
Robin Beard (R)	4,019	45.5%
TOTAL	8,830
Turnout: 43%

1982 Senate class 1, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	10,157	61.2%
Robin Beard (R)	6,452	38.8%
TOTAL	16,609
Turnout: 27%

1982 Senate class 1, Moore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	990	73.4%
Robin Beard (R)	358	26.6%
TOTAL	1,348
Turnout: 42%

1982 Senate class 1, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	2,938	68.5%
Robin Beard (R)	1,348	31.5%
TOTAL	4,286
Turnout: 37%

1982 Senate class 1, Obion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	5,090	72.1%
Robin Beard (R)	1,972	27.9%
TOTAL	7,062
Turnout: 30%

1982 Senate class 1, Overton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	3,464	77.4%
Robin Beard (R)	1,010	22.6%
TOTAL	4,474
Turnout: 35%

1982 Senate class 1, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	1,649	72.0%
Robin Beard (R)	640	28.0%
TOTAL	2,289
Turnout: 51%

1982 Senate class 1, Pickett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	830	53.0%
Robin Beard (R)	736	47.0%
TOTAL	1,566
Turnout: 49%

1982 Senate class 1, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	2,553	61.7%
Robin Beard (R)	1,588	38.3%
TOTAL	4,141
Turnout: 43%

1982 Senate class 1, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	8,880	70.5%
Robin Beard (R)	3,717	29.5%
TOTAL	12,597
Turnout: 34%

1982 Senate class 1, Rhea County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	3,558	52.1%
Robin Beard (R)	3,274	47.9%
TOTAL	6,832
Turnout: 40%

1982 Senate class 1, Roane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	8,832	61.5%
Robin Beard (R)	5,531	38.5%
TOTAL	14,363
Turnout: 41%

1982 Senate class 1, Robertson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	6,725	76.2%
Robin Beard (R)	2,105	23.8%
TOTAL	8,830
Turnout: 33%

1982 Senate class 1, Rutherford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	14,095	64.0%
Robin Beard (R)	7,936	36.0%
TOTAL	22,031
Turnout: 34%

1982 Senate class 1, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	2,563	62.9%
Robin Beard (R)	1,510	37.1%
TOTAL	4,073
Turnout: 32%

1982 Senate class 1, Sequatchie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	1,638	66.0%
Robin Beard (R)	845	34.0%
TOTAL	2,483
Turnout: 41%

1982 Senate class 1, Sevier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	4,910	44.5%
Robin Beard (R)	6,113	55.5%
TOTAL	11,023
Turnout: 35%

1982 Senate class 1, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	145,916	63.1%
Robin Beard (R)	85,493	36.9%
TOTAL	231,409
Turnout: 42%

1982 Senate class 1, Smith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	3,862	78.5%
Robin Beard (R)	1,057	21.5%
TOTAL	4,919
Turnout: 46%

1982 Senate class 1, Stewart County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	2,380	77.6%
Robin Beard (R)	688	22.4%
TOTAL	3,068
Turnout: 47%

1982 Senate class 1, Sullivan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	23,833	60.2%
Robin Beard (R)	15,738	39.8%
TOTAL	39,571
Turnout: 38%

1982 Senate class 1, Sumner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	13,858	65.9%
Robin Beard (R)	7,164	34.1%
TOTAL	21,022
Turnout: 34%

1982 Senate class 1, Tipton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	5,535	70.0%
Robin Beard (R)	2,367	30.0%
TOTAL	7,902
Turnout: 35%

1982 Senate class 1, Trousdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	1,533	81.8%
Robin Beard (R)	341	18.2%
TOTAL	1,874
Turnout: 42%

1982 Senate class 1, Unicoi County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	2,263	54.9%
Robin Beard (R)	1,857	45.1%
TOTAL	4,120
Turnout: 34%

1982 Senate class 1, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	1,815	57.1%
Robin Beard (R)	1,362	42.9%
TOTAL	3,177
Turnout: 38%

1982 Senate class 1, Van Buren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	1,079	78.3%
Robin Beard (R)	299	21.7%
TOTAL	1,378
Turnout: 42%

1982 Senate class 1, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	6,577	74.6%
Robin Beard (R)	2,235	25.4%
TOTAL	8,812
Turnout: 38%

1982 Senate class 1, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	11,953	58.0%
Robin Beard (R)	8,658	42.0%
TOTAL	20,611
Turnout: 31%

1982 Senate class 1, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	1,857	46.1%
Robin Beard (R)	2,175	53.9%
TOTAL	4,032
Turnout: 41%

1982 Senate class 1, Weakley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	5,214	68.4%
Robin Beard (R)	2,412	31.6%
TOTAL	7,626
Turnout: 30%

1982 Senate class 1, White County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	3,736	74.5%
Robin Beard (R)	1,276	25.5%
TOTAL	5,012
Turnout: 35%

1982 Senate class 1, Williamson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	8,004	45.3%
Robin Beard (R)	9,667	54.7%
TOTAL	17,671
Turnout: 41%

1982 Senate class 1, Wilson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser* (D)	11,256	67.9%
Robin Beard (R)	5,314	32.1%
TOTAL	16,570
Turnout: 40%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Jim Sasser*
Total Disbursements:	$1,680,534
Total Receipts:	$1,413,964
Cash on Hand:	$0
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$10,440
Net Independent Expenditures:	$-10,440
Net Spending:	$1,670,094

Robin Beard
Total Disbursements:	$1,630,359
Total Receipts:	$1,657,604
Cash on Hand:	$0
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$0
Net Spending:	$1,630,359

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/TN/1982