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1982 Vermont U.S. Senate Election

Vermont · 6 candidates · See every 1982 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1982 Vermont U.S. Senate Election?

Robert T. Stafford won the 1982 Vermont U.S. Senate Election. Robert T. Stafford received 84,449 popular votes (50.27%). The main challenger was James A. Guest (47.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Stafford and Guest

Stafford +3.0 pts · won by 5,109 votes
Robert T. StaffordRepublicanWINNER50.27%
84,449 votes
James A. GuestDemocratic47.23%
79,340 votes
Michael Edward HackettIndependent0.87%
1,463 votes
Ion LaskarisCitizens0.53%
897 votes
Bo AdlerbertLibertarian0.53%
892 votes
Jerry LevyLiberty Union0.46%
774 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.