1982 United States gubernatorial elections

November 2, 1982

38 governorships
36 states; 2 territories
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 27 23
Seats after 34 16
Seat change Increase7 Decrease7
Seats up 20 16
Seats won 27 9

  Republican hold
  Republican gain
  Democratic hold
  Democratic gain

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 2, 1982, in 36 states and two territories. The Democratic party had a net gain of seven seats. This election coincided with the Senate and the House elections. As of 2024, this remains the last election cycle in which a Republican won the governorship of Oregon.

Election results

A bolded state name features an article about the specific election.

States

State Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Alabama Fob James Democratic 1978 Incumbent retired.
New governor elected.
Democratic hold.
Alaska Jay Hammond Republican 1974 Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected.
Democratic gain.
Arizona Bruce Babbitt Democratic 1978[lower-alpha 1] Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas Frank D. White Republican 1980 Incumbent lost re-election.
New governor elected.
Democratic gain.
California Jerry Brown Democratic 1974 Incumbent retired.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.
Colorado Richard Lamm Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Richard Lamm (Democratic) 65.7%
  • John Fuhr (Republican) 31.2%
  • Paul K. Grant (Libertarian) 2.0%
  • Earl Dodge (Prohibition) 0.4%
  • Alan Gummerson (Socialist Workers) 0.3%
Connecticut William A. O'Neill Democratic 1980[lower-alpha 2] Incumbent elected to full term.
Florida Bob Graham Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia George Busbee Democratic 1974 Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected.
Democratic hold.
Hawaii George Ariyoshi Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
Idaho John Evans Democratic 1977[lower-alpha 3] Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois James R. Thompson Republican 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa Robert D. Ray Republican 1968 Incumbent retired.
New governor elected.
Republican hold.
Kansas John W. Carlin Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John W. Carlin (Democratic) 53.2%
  • Sam Hardage (Republican) 44.5%
  • James H. Ward (Libertarian) 1.0%
  • Frank Shelton (American) 0.8%
  • Warren C. Martin (Prohibition) 0.6%
Maine Joseph E. Brennan Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland Harry Hughes Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts Edward J. King Democratic 1978 Incumbent lost re-nomination.
New governor elected.
Democratic hold.
Michigan William Milliken Republican 1969[lower-alpha 4] Incumbent retired.
New governor elected.
Democratic gain.
  • Green tickY James Blanchard (Democratic) 51.4%
  • Richard Headlee (Republican) 45.1%
  • Robert Tisch (Tisch Ind. Citizens) 2.6%
  • Dick Jacobs (Libertarian) 0.5%
  • James Phillips (American Ind.) 0.2%
  • Leslie E. Craine (Socialist Workers) 0.1%
  • Martin P. McLaughlin (Workers League) 0.1%
Minnesota Al Quie Republican 1978 Incumbent retired.
New governor elected.
Democratic gain.
  • Green tickY Rudy Perpich (Democratic) 58.6%
  • Wheelock Whitney (Republican) 40.0%
  • Kathy Wheeler (Socialist Workers) 0.6%
  • Tom McDonald (Honest Government) 0.5%
  • Franklin H. Haws (Libertarian) 0.4%
Nebraska Charles Thone Republican 1978 Incumbent lost re-election.
New governor elected.
Democratic gain.
Nevada Robert List Republican 1978 Incumbent lost re-election.
New governor elected.
Democratic gain.
New Hampshire Hugh Gallen Democratic 1978 Incumbent lost re-election.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.
New Mexico Bruce King Democratic 1970
1974 (term-limited)
1978
Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY Toney Anaya (Democratic) 53.0%
  • John B. Irick (Republican) 47.0%
New York Hugh Carey Democratic 1974 Incumbent retired.
New governor elected.
Democratic hold.
Ohio Jim Rhodes Republican 1962
1970 (term-limited)
1974
Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected.
Democratic gain.
  • Green tickY Dick Celeste (Democratic) 59.0%
  • Bud Brown (Republican) 38.9%
  • Phyllis Goetz (Libertarian) 1.2%
  • Kurt O. Landefiled (Independent) 0.5%
  • Erwin Reupert (Independent) 0.4%
Oklahoma George Nigh Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY George Nigh (Democratic) 62.1%
  • Tom Daxon (Republican) 37.6%
  • Allah-U Akbar Allah-U Wahid (Independent) 0.3%
Oregon Victor Atiyeh Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania Dick Thornburgh Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
Rhode Island J. Joseph Garrahy Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY J. Joseph Garrahy (Democratic) 73.3%
  • Vincent Marzullo (Republican) 23.6%
  • Hilary R. Salk (Independent) 2.1%
  • Peter Van Daam (Independent) 1.0%
South Carolina Richard Riley Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Richard Riley (Democratic) 69.8%
  • W. D. Workman Jr. (Republican) 30.2%
South Dakota Bill Janklow Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee Lamar Alexander Republican 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas Bill Clements Republican 1978 Incumbent lost re-election.
New governor elected.
Democratic gain.
  • Green tickY Mark White (Democratic) 53.2%
  • Bill Clements (Republican) 45.9%
  • David Hutzelman (Libertarian) 0.6%
  • Bob Poteet (U.S. Taxpayers) 0.3%
Vermont Richard A. Snelling Republican 1976 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin Lee S. Dreyfus Republican 1978 Incumbent retired.
New governor elected.
Democratic gain.
Wyoming Edgar Herschler Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.

Territories and federal district

Territory Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
District of Columbia Marion Barry Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Marion Barry (Democratic) 81.0%
  • E. Brooke Lee Jr. (Republican) 14.1%
  • Dennis S. Sobin (Independent) 2.3%
  • Glenn B. White (Socialist Workers) 1.3%
Guam Paul M. Calvo Republican 1978 Incumbent lost re-election.[1]
New governor elected.
Democratic gain.
U.S. Virgin Islands Juan Francisco Luis Independent 1978[lower-alpha 5] Incumbent re-elected.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. Babbitt took office after his predecessor (Wesley Bolin) died.
  2. O'Neill took office after his predecessor (Ella Grasso) resigned.
  3. Evans took office after his predecessor (Cecil Andrus) resigned.
  4. Milliken took office after his predecessor (George W. Romney) resigned.
  5. Luis took office after his predecessor (Cyril E. King) died. He was subsequently elected in the 1978 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election.

References

  1. "Guam Governor Race - Nov 02, 1982". Our Campaigns. July 3, 2015.
  2. "USVI Governor Race - Nov 02, 1982". Our Campaigns. January 19, 2006.
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