1982 Florida gubernatorial election

1982 Florida gubernatorial election
	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, defeating Republican nominee Skip Bafalis with 64.70% of the vote. Bafalis was the last Florida Republican gubernatorial nominee to have never won a gubernatorial general election.

Primary elections[]

Primary elections were held on September 7, 1982.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Bob Graham, incumbent Governor
- Wayne Mixson, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Fred Kuhn
Bob Kunst, gay rights activist and perennial candidate

Results[]

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[]

Candidates[]

Louis A. (Skip) Bafalis, U.S. Representative for the 10th district
- Leo Callahan, Ft. Lauderdale Police Chief
Vernon Davids, attorney

Results[]

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[]

Candidates[]

Bob Graham, Democratic
Skip Bafalis, Republican

Results[]

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[]

^ "FL Governor, 1982 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
^ Florida Handbook 1985-86, p. 605.
^ "FL Governor, 1982 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 27 March 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 27 March 2020.
^ "FL Governor, 1982". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
^ Florida Handbook 1985-86, p. 600.

Bibliography[]

Morris, Allen (1985). The Florida Handbook, 1985-86. Tallahassee, FL: The Peninsular Publishing Company.

[1] "FL Governor, 1982 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

[FOOTNOTEFlorida_Handbook_1985-86605-2] Florida Handbook 1985-86, p. 605.

[3] "FL Governor, 1982 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

[FOOTNOTEFlorida_Handbook_1985-86601-4] 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 27 March 2020.

[6] "FL Governor, 1982". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

[FOOTNOTEFlorida_Handbook_1985-86600-7] Florida Handbook 1985-86, p. 600.

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