The 1982 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Republican
Robert Stafford successfully ran for re-election to another term in the
United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate
James A. Guest. This election marks the last time a Democrat won any counties in a race for Vermont's Class 1 US Senate seat, as well as the last time the winner of the seat did not win every county in the state.
Republican primary
Candidates
Stewart M. Ledbetter, former Vermont Banking and Insurance Commissioner and nominee for Senate in 1980
John McClaughry, staffer in the White House Office of Policy Development and former State Representative from
Caledonia County