1982 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

1982 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont's at-large district

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Nominee Jim Jeffords Mark A. Kaplan Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 114,191 38,296 Percentage 69.22% 23.23%

U.S. Representative before election Jim Jeffords Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jim Jeffords Republican

The 1982 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1982, to elect the U.S. representative from the state's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a U.S. Senate election.

Incumbent representative Jim Jeffords won re-election to a 5th term with 69.23% of the vote. He defeated democratic candidate, Mark Kaplan by 46 percentage points. This would be his closest election since 1976.

Republican primary

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Jeffords	43,090	77.93
	Republican	Bill Tufts	12,030	21.76
	Republican	Write-in	172	0.31
Total votes			55,292	100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark A. Kaplan	13,272	100.0
Total votes			13,272	100.00

General election

Vermont's at-large congressional district election, 1982 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Jeffords	114,191	69.23
	Democratic	Mark A. Kaplan	38,296	23.22
	Citizens	Robin Lloyd	6,409	3.89
	Liberty Union	Peter Diamondstone	2,794	1.69
	Small Is Beautiful	Morris Earle, Sr.	1,733	1.05
	Write-ins	N/A	1,528	0.92
Total votes			164,951	100.00

References

1. "1982 U.S. House Republican Primary". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
2. "1982 U.S. House Democratic Primary". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
3. "1982 U.S. House General Election". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 7, 2024.