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The 1982 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Republican Robert Stafford successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate James A. Guest. This election marks the last time a Democrat won any counties in a race for Vermont's Class 1 US Senate seat, as well as the last time the winner of the seat did not win every county in the state.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Stewart M. Ledbetter, former Vermont Banking and Insurance Commissioner and nominee for Senate in 1980
- John McClaughry, staffer in the White House Office of Policy Development and former State Representative from Caledonia County
- Robert Stafford, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1971
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert Stafford (Incumbent) | 26,323 | 46.2% | |
Republican | Stewart M. Ledbetter | 19,743 | 34.7% | |
Republican | John McClaughry | 10,692 | 18.8% | |
Write-in | 162 | 0.3% | ||
Total votes | 65,920 | 100.00 |
Democratic primary
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James A. Guest | 11,352 | 67.1 | |
Democratic | Thomas E. McGregor | 3,749 | 22.2 | |
Democratic | Earl S. Gardner | 1,281 | 7.6 | |
Democratic | Other | 536 | 3.2 | |
Total votes | 16,918 | 100 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert Stafford (Incumbent) | 84,450 | 50.27% | |
Democratic | James A. Guest | 79,340 | 47.23% | |
Independent | Michael Edward Hackett | 1,463 | 0.87% | |
Independent | Ion Laskaris | 897 | 0.53% | |
Libertarian | Bo Adlerbert | 892 | 0.53% | |
N/A | Other | 961 | 0.57% | |
Total votes | 168,003 | 100.00% |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
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