Election Name: | 1982 United States Senate election in Vermont |
Country: | Vermont |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Vermont |
Previous Year: | 1976 |
Next Election: | 1988 United States Senate election in Vermont |
Next Year: | 1988 |
Image1: | Robert Theodore Stafford.jpg |
Nominee1: | Robert Stafford |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 84,450 |
Percentage1: | 50.27% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Nominee2: | James A. Guest |
Popular Vote2: | 79,340 |
Percentage2: | 47.23% |
Map Size: | 219px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Robert Stafford |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Robert Stafford |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1982 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Republican Senator Robert Stafford successfully ran for re-election to a third term in office, defeating Democratic candidate and former Vermont Secretary of State James A. Guest.
This election marks the last time a Democrat won any counties in a race for Vermont's Class 1 U.S. Senate seat, as well as the last time the winner of the seat did not win every county in the state.