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1982 US Senate election in Vermont

Robert T. Stafford (Republican) beat James A. Guest (Democrat) in Vermont in 1982, 50.3% to 47.2%, a margin of 3.0 points and 5,109 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1976, when Robert T. Stafford also won.

Republicans led in 8 of the 14 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 6. The largest, Chittenden, cast 37,653 votes and went to the Republican by 1.5 points. The closest was Essex, where 109 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Robert T. Stafford won Republican 84,449 50.3%
James A. Guest Democratic 79,340 47.2%
All other candidates 4,213 2.5%
Total168,002

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Chittenden 17,917 47.6% 18,483 49.1% 1,253 37,653 R+1.5
Washington 9,532 50.5% 8,958 47.5% 373 18,863 D+3.0
Rutland 8,105 43.0% 10,304 54.7% 436 18,845 R+11.7
Windsor 7,539 43.2% 9,514 54.6% 387 17,440 R+11.3
Windham 5,973 50.2% 5,607 47.2% 307 11,887 D+3.1
Franklin 6,351 56.5% 4,721 42.0% 164 11,236 D+14.5
Bennington 5,369 49.5% 5,180 47.7% 301 10,850 D+1.7
Addison 4,113 43.6% 5,136 54.4% 194 9,443 R+10.8
Caledonia 3,261 42.5% 4,243 55.4% 160 7,664 R+12.8
Orleans 3,915 51.2% 3,565 46.6% 169 7,649 D+4.6
Orange 3,024 41.4% 4,068 55.7% 210 7,302 R+14.3
Lamoille 2,416 44.0% 2,902 52.9% 169 5,487 R+8.9
Grand Isle 1,039 53.1% 874 44.7% 43 1,956 D+8.4
Essex 786 45.5% 895 51.8% 47 1,728 R+6.3

Counties as they stood in 1982; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Vermont Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Bernie Sanders (other)
2022 Peter Welch (D) D+40.5
2018 Bernie Sanders (other)
2016 Patrick Leahy (D) D+28.2
2012 Bernie Sanders (other)
2010 Patrick J. Leahy (D) D+33.4
2006 Bernie Sanders (other)
2004 Patrick J. Leahy (D) D+46.1
2000 James M. Jeffords (R) R+40.1
1998 Patrick J. Leahy (D) D+49.8
1994 Jim Jeffords (R) R+9.7
1992 Patrick J. Leahy (D) D+10.8
1988 James M. Jeffords (R) R+38.2
1986 Patrick Leahy (D) D+28.7
1982 Robert T. Stafford (R) R+3.0
1980 Patrick J. Leahy (D) D+1.3
1976 Robert T. Stafford (R) R+4.7
1974 Patrick Leahy (D) D+3.1
1970 Winston L. Prouty (R) R+18.7
1968 George D. Aiken (R) R+99.9
1964 Winston L. Prouty (R) R+6.9
1962 George D. Aiken (R) R+33.9
1958 Winston L. Prouty (R) R+4.3
1956 George D. Aiken (R) R+32.8
1952 Ralph E. Flanders (R) R+44.6
1950 George D. Aiken (R) R+56.0
1946 Ralph E. Flanders (R) R+49.3
1944 George D. Aiken (R) R+31.6
1940 Warren R. Austin (R) R+32.9
1938 Ernest W. Gibson (R) R+31.3
1934 Warren R. Austin (R) R+2.7
1932 Porter H. Dale (R) R+10.3
1928 Frank L. Greene (R) R+43.1
1926 Porter H. Dale (R) R+46.9
1922 Frank L. Greene (R) R+38.1
1920 William Dillingham (R) R+56.1
1916 Carroll S. Page (R) R+50.9
1914 William Dillingham (R) R+13.4