United States Senate election in Connecticut, 1982
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The 1982 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. won re-election to a third term. As of 2018, this is the last Senate election in Connecticut won by a Republican.
Major candidates
Democratic
- Toby Moffett, U.S. Representative from Connecticut's 6th congressional district since 1975
Republican
- Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., incumbent U.S. Senator since 1971
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lowell Weicker (Incumbent) | 545,987 | 50.4% | |
Democratic | Toby Moffett | 499,146 | 46.1% | |
Conservative | Lucien DiFazio | 30,212 | 2.8% | |
Libertarian | James Lewis | 8,163 | 0.8% |
See also
References
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