117:
121:
120:
198:
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49:
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533:. The Democrats maintained control of the New Jersey Senate but lost 2 seats. In Virginia, Democrats maintained control of the House of Delegates but lost 8 seats.
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181:
601:
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559:
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517:
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2015:
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1601:
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1541:
1531:
1521:
1511:
1501:
1491:
1481:
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1451:
1441:
1431:
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1401:
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1361:
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1311:
1301:
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1271:
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1251:
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1221:
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1201:
1191:
1181:
1171:
1161:
1151:
1141:
1131:
1121:
1111:
1101:
1091:
1081:
1071:
1061:
1051:
1041:
1031:
1021:
1011:
1001:
991:
981:
971:
961:
951:
941:
931:
921:
911:
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891:
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861:
851:
841:
831:
811:
801:
791:
781:
771:
761:
751:
741:
731:
721:
711:
701:
691:
681:
671:
661:
651:
641:
631:
363:
231:
338:
225:
1960:
1876:
410:
92:
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377:
2141:
288:
259:
213:
207:
1840:
2146:
1968:
447:
2000:
1869:
594:
2156:
1973:
482:
313:
219:
2131:
2073:
621:
2197:
2136:
2111:
2063:
2166:
2126:
2121:
2078:
2043:
587:
493:
458:
2161:
2083:
2048:
2028:
2023:
279:
2106:
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610:
2038:
2033:
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The original election results were close; Florio called for a recount. The results here are from the recount.
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1646:
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1626:
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1606:
1596:
1586:
1576:
1571:
1566:
1556:
1546:
1536:
1526:
1516:
1506:
1496:
1486:
1476:
1471:
1466:
1456:
1446:
1436:
1426:
1416:
1406:
1396:
1386:
1376:
1371:
1366:
1356:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1326:
1316:
1306:
1296:
1286:
1276:
1266:
1256:
1246:
1236:
1226:
1216:
1206:
1196:
1186:
1176:
1166:
1156:
1146:
1136:
1126:
1116:
1106:
1096:
1086:
1076:
1066:
1056:
1046:
1036:
1026:
1016:
1006:
996:
986:
976:
966:
956:
946:
936:
926:
916:
906:
896:
886:
876:
866:
856:
846:
836:
826:
821:
816:
806:
796:
786:
776:
766:
756:
746:
736:
726:
716:
706:
696:
686:
676:
666:
656:
646:
636:
626:
43:
31:
25:
530:
202:
420:
1861:
397:
Several statewide elections were held this year, most notably the gubernatorial elections in two
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races, 5 congressional special elections, and a plethora of other local elections across the
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372:
169:
526:
273:
55:
508:
579:
297:
488:
322:
268:
307:
Incapacitated since last
Congress and seat declared vacant February 24, 1981.
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453:
177:
473:
192:
467:
352:
302:
502:
416:
398:
347:
327:
173:
1891:
560:"Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly"
383:
193:
362:
230:
337:
224:
278:
Resigned
January 27, 1981, to become Director of the
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were held on
Tuesday, November 3, 1981, comprising 2
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258:
212:
206:
609:
415:Two gubernatorial elections were held in 1981 in
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47:
41:
35:
29:
312:
218:
119:
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595:
392:
1884:
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602:
588:
552:
411:1981 United States gubernatorial elections
404:
232:Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district
226:Mississippi's 4th congressional district
130:1981 Gubernatorial election results map
2193:General elections in the United States
2180:
1865:
583:
214:Maryland's 5th congressional district
208:Michigan's 4th congressional district
187:
2188:1981 elections in the United States
201:were held to fill vacancies to the
13:
115:
14:
2209:
498:Term-limited, Democratic victory
487:
463:Term-limited, Republican victory
452:
423:and both states flipped parties.
220:Ohio's 4th congressional district
280:Office of Management and Budget
71:Congressional special elections
611:Elections in the United States
543:
520:
1:
536:
239:
1898:1981 United States elections
525:Elections took place in the
382:Convicted of bribery in the
166:1981 United States elections
19:1981 United States elections
7:
2006:Virginia House of Delegates
531:Virginia House of Delegates
386:sting operation, resigned.
203:97th United States Congress
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408:
2198:1981 in the United States
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2014:
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617:
393:State and local elections
357:Resigned April 13, 1981.
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134:
129:
114:
106:
98:
91:
83:
75:
70:
62:
23:
421:Commonwealth of Virginia
182:Senate special elections
1851:Gubernatorial elections
405:Gubernatorial elections
93:Gubernatorial elections
1836:Presidential elections
124:
332:Died April 12, 1981.
150: Democratic gain
144: Republican gain
123:
441:Opposing candidates
511:(Republican) 46.4%
476:(Democratic) 49.4%
364:Pennsylvania 3
20:
506:(Democratic) 53.6%
471:(Republican) 49.5%
373:Raymond F. Lederer
339:Mississippi 4
170:off-year elections
125:
56:Off-year elections
18:
2175:
2174:
2074:New York City, NY
2001:New Jersey Senate
1859:
1858:
527:New Jersey Senate
515:
514:
390:
389:
274:Mark D. Siljander
253:Cause of vacancy
199:special elections
188:Federal elections
162:
161:
157: No election
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1872:
1863:
1862:
1841:Senate elections
604:
597:
590:
581:
580:
574:
573:
571:
569:
564:
556:
550:
547:
509:Marshall Coleman
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366:
341:
316:
291:
262:
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205:. They were for
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42:
36:
30:
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17:
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2178:
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2176:
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2089:Springfield, MA
2064:Los Angeles, CA
2010:
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544:
539:
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507:
472:
413:
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395:
378:Joseph F. Smith
298:Gladys Spellman
289:Maryland 5
265:April 21, 1981
260:Michigan 4
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190:
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107:Net seat change
99:Seats contested
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