1982 Florida gubernatorial election

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1982 Florida gubernatorial election
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  1978 November 2, 1982 1986  
  Bob Graham at press conference.jpg Skip Bafalis.jpg
Nominee Bob Graham Skip Bafalis
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Wayne Mixson Leo Callahan
Popular vote1,739,553949,013
Percentage64.7%35.3%

1982 Florida gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Graham:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Bafalis:      50–60%

Governor before election

Bob Graham
Democratic

Elected Governor

Bob Graham
Democratic

The 1982 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic governor Bob Graham was re-elected in a landslide, defeating Republican nominee Skip Bafalis with 64.70% of the vote. Bafalis was the last Florida Republican gubernatorial nominee never to have won at least one gubernatorial election in his career.

Contents

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 7, 1982.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Primary by county
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Graham
50-60%
70-80%
80-90%
>90% 1982 Florida Gubernatorial Democratic Primary by county.svg
Democratic Primary by county
  Graham
  •   50–60%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
Democratic primary results [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Graham (incumbent) 839,128 84.47%
Democratic Fred Kuhn93,0839.37%
Democratic Bob Kunst 61,1916.16%
Total votes993,402 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary by county
Bafalis
50-60%
70-80%
80-90%
>90% 1982 Florida Gubernatorial Republican Primary by county.svg
Republican Primary by county
  Bafalis
  •   50–60%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
Republican primary results [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Skip Bafalis 325,118 86.36%
Republican Vernon Davids51,34313.64%
Total votes376,461 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1982 Florida gubernatorial election [5] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Graham (incumbent) 1,739,553 64.70%
Republican Skip Bafalis 949,01335.30%
Total votes2,688,566 100.00%
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "FL Governor, 1982 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  2. Florida Handbook 1985-86, p. 605.
  3. "FL Governor, 1982 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  4. Florida Handbook 1985-86, p. 601.
  5. Cook, Rhodes, ed. (2015). America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State. CQ Press. p. 81. ISBN   9781483383026 . Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  6. "FL Governor, 1982". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  7. Florida Handbook 1985-86, p. 600.

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