1982 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1982 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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Nominee J. Joseph Garrahy Vincent Marzullo Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 247,208 79,602 Percentage 73.30% 23.60%

County results Municipality results Garrahy:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election J. Joseph Garrahy Democratic Elected Governor J. Joseph Garrahy Democratic

The 1982 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democrat J. Joseph Garrahy defeated Republican nominee Vincent Marzullo with 73.30% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• J. Joseph Garrahy, incumbent governor (Democratic)
• Vincent Marzullo, director of the governor's Energy Office, 1978 nominee for lieutenant governor in 1978 (Republican)

Other candidates

• Hilary R. Salk, Citizens
• Peter Van Daam, Independent

Results

1982 Rhode Island gubernatorial election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	J. Joseph Garrahy (incumbent)	247,208	73.30%
	Republican	Vincent Marzullo	79,602	23.60%
	Citizens	Hilary R. Salk	7,033	2.09%
	Independent	Peter Van Daam	3,405	1.01%
Majority			167,606
Turnout			337,259
	Democratic hold		Swing

By county

	Joseph Garrahy Democratic		Vincent Mazullo Republican		All Others
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Bristol	12,134	71.4%	4,463	26.2%	409	2.4%
Kent	41,117	71.2%	14,990	26.0%	1,647	2.8%
Newport	19,190	73.6%	6,235	23.9%	662	2.6%
Providence	152,440	74.8%	45,145	22.2%	6,220	3.0%
Washington	22,327	68.5%	8,769	26.9%	1,500	4.6%

References

1. "1982 Count Book" (PDF). Secretary of State of Rhode Island. 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2019.