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.
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Major candidates [edit]
Democratic [edit]
- Toby Moffett, U.S. Congressman from Connecticut's 6th congressional district since 1975
Republican [edit]
- Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., incumbent U.S. Senator since 1971
Results [edit]
| General election results[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Lowell Weicker (inc.) | 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% | ||
References [edit]
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