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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.
Primary elections were held on September 7, 1982.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bob Graham (incumbent) | 839,128 | 84.47% | |
| Democratic | Fred Kuhn | 93,083 | 9.37% | |
| Democratic | Bob Kunst | 61,191 | 6.16% | |
| Total votes | 993,402 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Skip Bafalis | 325,118 | 86.36% | |
| Republican | Vernon Davids | 51,343 | 13.64% | |
| Total votes | 376,461 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bob Graham (incumbent) | 1,739,553 | 64.70% | ||
| Republican | Skip Bafalis | 949,013 | 35.30% | ||
| Total votes | 2,688,566 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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