1982 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

none March 2026 September 2023 1982 United States Senate election in Rhode Island Rhode Island presidential no 1976 United States Senate election in Rhode Island 1976 1988 United States Senate election in Rhode Island 1988 November 2, 1982 File:J.L. 3814 John H. Chafee, 1969 (cropped).jpg 150x150px John Chafee Republican Party (United States) 175,495 51.20% 3x4.svg Julius Michaelson Democratic Party (United States) 167,283 48.80% 250px County results 250px Municipality results Chafee: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Michaelson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator John Chafee Republican Party (United States) John Chafee Republican Party (United States) 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, very narrowly 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 resultsRI US Senate - D Primary http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=259134 OurCampaigns 17 March 2014 Democratic Party (United States) Julius C. Michaelson 56,800 82.37 Democratic Party (United States) Helen E. Flynn 12,159 17.63 44,641 64.74% 68,959 100.00 General election Results Republican Chafee was re-elected but received a lower percentage of the vote than in 1976. 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. General election resultsRI US Senate http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3783 OurCampaigns 17 March 2014Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1982 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1982election.pdf Office of the U.S. House Clerk 17 March 2014 Republican Party (United States) John Chafee (inc.) 175,495 51.20 Democratic Party (United States) Julius C. Michaelson 167,283 48.80 8,212 2.40 342,778 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1982 United States Senate elections References External links Rhode Island 1982 Category:1982 Rhode Island elections