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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 | % | |
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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 | % | |
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Republican | Skip Bafalis | 325,118 | 86.36% | |
Republican | Vernon Davids | 51,343 | 13.64% | |
Total votes | 376,461 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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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