1982 United States Senate election in Connecticut
The 1982 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lowell Weicker won re-election to a third term. He first defeated a challenge from Republican Prescott Bush Jr., the brother of Vice President George H. W. Bush and son of former Senator Prescott Bush, and then won the general election against Democratic U.S. Representative Toby Moffett.
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Weicker: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Moffett: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Tie: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||
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As of 2022, this was the last time the Republicans won a U.S. Senate election in Connecticut.
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