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1982 Governor

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GOVERNOR

Governor · 1982

Democratic Hold

DEM

26 needed

REP

IND

Before

27

22

After

33

16

Net change:D +6·R −6·35 seats contested

Chamber Control

DemocraticMajority33

Republican16

Threshold:26 seats

D 33 – R 16

35 contests|D won 26|R won 9

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	WallaceDEM	57.6%	650,538	FolmarREP	39.0%	440,815	D+18.6	↓ R+28.1
▶	Arizona	BabbittDEM	62.5%	453,795	CorbetREP	32.5%	235,877	D+30.0	↑ D+22.3
▶	Arkansas	ClintonDEM	54.7%	431,855	WhiteREP	45.3%	357,496	D+9.4	↓ R+17.3
▶	California	DeukmejianREP	49.3%	3,881,014	BradleyDEM	48.1%	3,787,669	R+1.2	↓ R+20.7
▶	Colorado	LammDEM	65.7%	627,960	FuhrREP	31.7%	302,740	D+34.0	↑ D+13.8
▶	Connecticut	O'NeillDEM	53.4%	578,264	RomeREP	45.9%	497,773	D+7.4	↓ R+11.0
▶	Florida	GrahamDEM	64.7%	1,739,553	BafalisREP	35.3%	949,013	D+29.4	↑ D+18.2
▶	Georgia	HarrisDEM	62.8%	734,092	BellREP	37.2%	434,496	D+25.6	↓ R+35.7
▶	Hawaii	AriyoshiDEM	45.2%	141,043	OtherOTH	28.6%	89,303	D+19.1	↑ D+8.9
▶	Idaho	EvansDEM	50.6%	165,365	BattREP	49.4%	161,157	D+1.3	↓ R+17.9
▶	Illinois	ThompsonREP	49.4%	1,816,101	StevensonDEM	49.3%	1,811,027	R+0.1	↑ D+18.8
▶	Iowa	BranstadREP	52.8%	548,313	ConlinDEM	46.5%	483,291	R+6.3	↑ D+11.1
▶	Kansas	CarlinDEM	53.2%	405,772	HardageREP	44.5%	339,356	D+8.7	↑ D+6.5
▶	Maine	BrennanDEM	61.1%	281,066	CraginREP	37.6%	172,949	D+23.5	↑ D+10.1
▶	Maryland	HughesDEM	62.0%	705,910	PascalREP	38.0%	432,826	D+24.0	↓ R+18.0
▶	Massachusetts	DukakisDEM	59.5%	1,219,109	SearsREP	36.6%	749,679	D+22.9	↑ D+17.6
▶	Michigan	BlanchardDEM	51.4%	1,561,291	HeadleeREP	45.0%	1,369,582	D+6.3	↑ D+19.9
▶	Minnesota	PerpichDEM	58.6%	1,049,104	WhitneyREP	40.0%	715,796	D+18.6	↑ D+25.7
▶	Nebraska	KerreyDEM	50.6%	277,436	ThoneREP	49.3%	270,203	D+1.3	↑ D+13.2
▶	Nevada	BryanDEM	53.4%	128,132	ListREP	41.8%	100,104	D+11.7	↑ D+28.2
▶	New Hampshire	SununuREP	51.5%	145,389	GallenDEM	46.8%	132,317	R+4.6	↓ R+8.6
▶	New Mexico	AnayaDEM	53.0%	215,840	IrickREP	47.0%	191,626	D+5.9	↑ D+4.8
▶	New York	CuomoDEM	50.9%	2,675,213	LehrmanREP	47.5%	2,494,827	D+3.4	↓ R+2.3
▶	Ohio	CelesteDEM	59.0%	1,981,952	BrownREP	38.9%	1,303,962	D+20.2	↑ D+21.9
▶	Oklahoma	NighDEM	62.1%	548,159	DaxonREP	37.6%	332,207	D+24.4	↑ D+19.9
▶	Oregon	AtiyehREP	61.4%	639,841	KulongoskiDEM	35.9%	374,316	R+25.5	↓ R+15.7
▶	Pennsylvania	ThornburghREP	50.8%	1,872,784	ErtelDEM	48.1%	1,772,353	R+2.7	↑ D+3.4
▶	Rhode Island	GarrahyDEM	73.3%	247,208	MarzulloREP	23.6%	79,602	D+49.7	↑ D+17.6
▶	South Carolina	RileyDEM	69.8%	468,819	WorkmanREP	30.2%	202,806	D+39.6	↑ D+16.0
▶	South Dakota	JanklowREP	70.9%	197,429	O'ConnorDEM	29.1%	81,136	R+41.8	↓ R+28.5
▶	Tennessee	AlexanderREP	59.6%	737,963	TyreeDEM	40.4%	500,937	R+19.1	↓ R+7.5
▶	Texas	WhiteDEM	53.2%	1,697,870	ClementsREP	45.9%	1,465,937	D+7.3	↑ D+8.0
▶	Vermont	SnellingREP	55.0%	93,111	KuninDEM	44.0%	74,394	R+11.1	↑ D+17.6
▶	Wisconsin	EarlDEM	56.8%	896,812	KohlerREP	41.9%	662,838	D+14.8	↑ D+24.3
▶	Wyoming	HerschlerDEM	63.1%	106,427	MortonREP	36.9%	62,128	D+26.3	↑ D+24.6

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