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1 Primary elections  



1.1  Democratic primary  



1.1.1  Candidates  





1.1.2  Results  







1.2  Republican primary  



1.2.1  Candidates  





1.2.2  Results  









2 General election  



2.1  Candidates  





2.2  Results  







3 References  





4 Bibliography  














1982 Florida gubernatorial election







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1982 Florida gubernatorial election

← 1978 November 2, 1982 1986 →
 
Nominee Bob Graham Skip Bafalis
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Wayne Mixson Leo Callahan
Popular vote 1,739,553 949,013
Percentage 64.7% 35.3%

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.

Primary elections[edit]

Primary elections were held on September 7, 1982.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

Democratic Primary by county
  Graham
  •   50–60%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
Democratic primary results[1][2]
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%

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican Primary by county
  Bafalis
  •   50–60%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
Republican primary results[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Skip Bafalis 325,118 86.36%
Republican Vernon Davids 51,343 13.64%
Total votes 376,461 100.00%

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

1982 Florida gubernatorial election[5][6][7]
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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FL Governor, 1982 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  • ^ Florida Handbook 1985-86, p. 605.
  • ^ "FL Governor, 1982 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  • ^ Florida Handbook 1985-86, p. 601.
  • ^ Cook, Rhodes, ed. (2015). America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State. CQ Press. p. 81. ISBN 9781483383026. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  • ^ "FL Governor, 1982". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  • ^ Florida Handbook 1985-86, p. 600.
  • Bibliography[edit]


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