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Elections / 1982 · Governor · FL

Bob Graham won Florida's 1982 governor's race.

Bob Graham (Democrat) led by 29.4 points statewide.

Statewide result
Florida 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bob GrahamDFlorida Democratic1,739,55364.7%
Skip BafalisRRepublican949,01335.3%

Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.

presidential baselinePresident 1980R+17.0Governor 1982D+29.4vs. baselineD+46.4

Florida's 1982 governor race ran 46.4 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.

Same ballot, 1982FL