The 1982 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Republican Senator
John Chafee
John Lester Hubbard Chafee ( ; October 22, 1922 – October 24, 1999) was an American politician and officer in the United States Marine Corps. A member of the Republican Party (United States), he served as the 66th Governor of Rhode Island, as ...
successfully sought re-election to a second term, very narrowly defeating Democrat
Julius C. Michaelson.
Republican primary
Candidates
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John Chafee
John Lester Hubbard Chafee ( ; October 22, 1922 – October 24, 1999) was an American politician and officer in the United States Marine Corps. A member of the Republican Party (United States), he served as the 66th Governor of Rhode Island, as ...
Democratic primary
Candidates
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Julius C. Michaelson, former
Attorney General of Rhode Island
The Attorney General of Rhode Island is the chief legal advisor of the Government of the State of Rhode Island and oversees the State of Rhode Island Department of Law. The attorney general is elected every four years. The current Attorney Gene ...
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Helen E. Flynn
Results
General election
Results
Republican Chafee was re-elected but received a lower percentage of the vote than in 1974. Michaelson had better name recognition than Chafee’s previous opponent. Michaelson won Providence County, the state’s most populous county, but Chafee was still able to win the state. This was the closest election of his career.
See also
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1982 United States Senate elections
The 1982 United States Senate elections were held on November 2, 1982. They were elections for the United States Senate following Republican gains in 1980. A total of four seats changed hands between parties, with Democrats winning seats in New ...
References
External links
Rhode Island
Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...
1982
Events January
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1982 Rhode Island elections
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