United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 1982

United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 1982

November 2, 1982

Nominee John Chafee Julius C. Michaelson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 175,495 167,283 Percentage 51.2% 48.8%

County results

U.S. Senator before election John Chafee Republican Elected U.S. Senator John Chafee Republican

The 1982 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Republican Senator John Chafee successfully sought re-election to a second term, defeating Democrat Julius C. Michaelson.

Republican primary

Candidates

• John Chafee

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Julius C. Michaelson, former Attorney General of Rhode Island
• Helen E. Flynn

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julius C. Michaelson	56,800	82.37
	Democratic	Helen E. Flynn	12,159	17.63
Majority			44,641	64.74%
Total votes			68,959	100.00

General election

Results

General election results[2][3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Chafee	175,495	51.20
	Democratic	Julius C. Michaelson	167,283	48.80
Majority			8,212	2.40%
Total votes			342,778	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "RI US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
2. "RI US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
3. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1982" (PDF). Office of the U.S. House Clerk. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

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