Elections / 1982 · Senate · VT
The Republican candidate won Vermont's Senate seat R+3.0.
Vermont, 1982. Party-level statewide totals below — candidate names join when the raw MEDSL store is re-fetched with name columns.
Vermont — 1982 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
79,340
47.3%
Republican (R)
84,449
50.3%
All others
4,026
2.4%
Margin
R+3.0
Vermont's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | −4.7% |
| 1980 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | −3.0% |
| 1986 | +28.7% |
| 1988 | −38.2% |
| 1992 | +10.8% |
| 1994 | −9.8% |
| 1998 | +49.9% |
| 2000 | −40.2% |
| 2004 | +46.1% |
| 2006 | −32.4% |
| 2010 | +33.4% |
| 2012 | −24.9% |
| 2016 | +28.3% |
| 2018 | −27.4% |
| 2022 | +40.4% |
| 2024 | −32.0% |