1982 Senate elections · Connecticut history
Connecticut U.S. Senate election 1982
Lowell P. Weicker REP +4.3 · Class I seat · held 11/2/82
- Votes counted
- 1,083,508
- Margin
- 4.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
General election 11/2/82
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell P. Weicker Won | REP | 545,987 | 50.39% | |
| Anthony Toby Moffett | DEM | 499,146 | 46.07% | |
| Lucian P. DiFazio | CRV | 30,212 | 2.79% | |
| James A. Lewis | LIB | 8,163 | 0.75% | |
| Total | 1,083,508 | |||
Official source: data
Other Connecticut Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Christopher S. Murphy | 16.1 |
| 2022 | Class III | Richard Blumenthal | 13.1 |
| 2018 | Class I | Christopher S. Murphy | 17.5 |
| 2016 | Class III | Richard Blumenthal | 23.1 |
| 2012 | Class I | Christopher S. Murphy | 12.5 |
| 2010 | Class III | Richard Blumenthal | 9.3 |
| 2006 | Class I | Joseph I. Lieberman | 10.0 |
| 2004 | Class III | Christopher J. Dodd | 34.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Joseph I. Lieberman | 29.0 |
| 1998 | Class III | Christopher J. Dodd | 32.8 |
| 1994 | Class I | Joseph I. Lieberman | 10.1 |
| 1992 | Class III | Christopher J. Dodd | 0.4 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1982 Connecticut Senate race?
Lowell P. Weicker (REP) won with 50.4% of the vote, ahead of Anthony Toby Moffett (46.1%), a margin of 4.3 points.
Did the Connecticut Senate seat change party in 1982?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1982 Connecticut Senate race?
1,083,508 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.