<page_title> 1982 United States Senate elections </page_title> <section_title> Elections leading to the next Congress </section_title> <table> <cell> Rhode Island <col_header> State </col_header> <col_header> Senator </col_header> </cell> <cell> John Chafee <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Republican <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> <col_header> Electoral history </col_header> </cell> <cell> Incumbent re-elected. <col_header> Results </col_header> </cell> <cell> √ John Chafee (Republican) 51.2% Julius C. Michaelson (Democratic) 48.8% <col_header> Candidates </col_header> </cell> </table>
The Incumbent Republican John Chafee had defeated the Democrat Julius C. Michaelson in the re-election in Rhode Island.