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Election 1982 Results

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1982 Alabama governor election

George C. Wallace (Democrat) beat Emory Folmar (Republican) in Alabama in 1982, 57.6% to 39.1%, a margin of 18.6 points and 209,723 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1978, when Fob James won.

Democrats led in 62 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 5. The largest, Jefferson, cast 208,741 votes and went to the Republican by 2.9 points. The closest was Montgomery, where 119 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
George C. Wallace won Democratic 650,538 57.6%
Emory Folmar Republican 440,815 39.1%
All other candidates 37,372 3.3%
Total1,128,725

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 97,056 46.5% 103,135 49.4% 8,550 208,741 R+2.9
Mobile 48,471 53.8% 37,555 41.7% 4,046 90,072 D+12.1
Montgomery 30,909 48.3% 31,028 48.5% 2,100 64,037 R+0.2
Madison 23,126 46.4% 24,973 50.1% 1,758 49,857 R+3.7
Tuscaloosa 18,040 55.6% 13,153 40.6% 1,227 32,420 D+15.1
Etowah 20,760 66.1% 9,929 31.6% 706 31,395 D+34.5
Calhoun 15,831 57.7% 10,710 39.0% 891 27,432 D+18.7
Baldwin 12,090 48.9% 11,955 48.3% 689 24,734 D+0.5
Morgan 13,508 55.8% 10,015 41.4% 690 24,213 D+14.4
Lauderdale 14,561 62.3% 7,901 33.8% 892 23,354 D+28.5
Houston 10,780 52.4% 9,230 44.9% 549 20,559 D+7.5
Shelby 7,950 39.5% 11,741 58.4% 430 20,121 R+18.8
Cullman 10,991 59.7% 7,079 38.5% 336 18,406 D+21.3
Marshall 11,385 62.5% 6,182 33.9% 644 18,211 D+28.6
Lee 7,440 42.5% 9,324 53.2% 757 17,521 R+10.8
Walker 11,776 68.3% 4,870 28.2% 604 17,250 D+40.0
Colbert 11,626 68.9% 4,566 27.1% 671 16,863 D+41.9
Talladega 10,126 60.2% 5,951 35.4% 739 16,816 D+24.8
De Kalb 10,087 63.0% 5,711 35.7% 206 16,004 D+27.3
Dallas 8,921 58.3% 5,700 37.2% 689 15,310 D+21.0
Elmore 7,583 53.4% 6,174 43.5% 435 14,192 D+9.9
Covington 8,356 62.2% 4,869 36.2% 215 13,440 D+25.9
Tallapoosa 7,414 59.3% 4,721 37.7% 374 12,509 D+21.5
Coffee 7,190 61.1% 4,315 36.7% 264 11,769 D+24.4
Chilton 6,978 60.2% 4,282 36.9% 334 11,594 D+23.3
Limestone 7,838 67.7% 3,347 28.9% 388 11,573 D+38.8
Jackson 8,897 77.6% 2,235 19.5% 331 11,463 D+58.1
St. Clair 6,445 56.4% 4,636 40.5% 355 11,436 D+15.8
Dale 6,694 60.5% 3,861 34.9% 510 11,065 D+25.6
Blount 6,331 59.7% 4,077 38.5% 192 10,600 D+21.3
Marion 8,010 76.8% 2,390 22.9% 28 10,428 D+53.9
Escambia 6,930 68.4% 2,828 27.9% 379 10,137 D+40.5
Autauga 5,158 52.7% 4,304 43.9% 333 9,795 D+8.7
Russell 6,967 71.8% 2,018 20.8% 725 9,710 D+51.0
Pike 6,033 62.4% 3,430 35.5% 211 9,674 D+26.9
Chambers 6,007 63.3% 3,218 33.9% 259 9,484 D+29.4
Clarke 5,740 63.2% 2,986 32.9% 356 9,082 D+30.3
Franklin 6,717 75.4% 2,141 24.0% 46 8,904 D+51.4
Winston 5,096 57.8% 3,622 41.1% 102 8,820 D+16.7
Barbour 6,449 77.2% 1,617 19.4% 286 8,352 D+57.9
Lawrence 6,540 80.0% 1,436 17.6% 196 8,172 D+62.5
Geneva 5,830 71.4% 2,139 26.2% 196 8,165 D+45.2
Marengo 5,274 64.8% 2,533 31.1% 332 8,139 D+33.7
Monroe 5,453 67.5% 2,414 29.9% 215 8,082 D+37.6
Butler 4,576 61.0% 2,665 35.6% 255 7,496 D+25.5
Macon 5,563 76.0% 1,239 16.9% 518 7,320 D+59.1
Wilcox 5,446 79.0% 1,426 20.7% 24 6,896 D+58.3
Pickens 4,884 71.8% 1,878 27.6% 42 6,804 D+44.2
Washington 5,356 82.4% 1,111 17.1% 33 6,500 D+65.3
Fayette 4,517 70.4% 1,838 28.6% 61 6,416 D+41.8
Perry 4,551 72.0% 1,474 23.3% 295 6,320 D+48.7
Conecuh 4,342 71.4% 1,623 26.7% 114 6,079 D+44.7
Sumter 4,848 79.8% 1,073 17.7% 152 6,073 D+62.2
Choctaw 4,968 83.8% 933 15.7% 30 5,931 D+68.0
Randolph 3,928 67.7% 1,629 28.1% 247 5,804 D+39.6
Crenshaw 3,721 69.1% 1,554 28.9% 109 5,384 D+40.2
Lamar 4,299 80.1% 1,047 19.5% 18 5,364 D+60.6
Hale 3,836 72.3% 1,236 23.3% 232 5,304 D+49.0
Bullock 3,968 75.3% 1,027 19.5% 275 5,270 D+55.8
Cherokee 4,091 77.7% 1,050 20.0% 121 5,262 D+57.8
Henry 3,731 73.3% 1,322 26.0% 38 5,091 D+47.3
Lowndes 3,702 73.0% 1,059 20.9% 311 5,072 D+52.1
Bibb 3,715 77.3% 1,069 22.3% 19 4,803 D+55.1
Clay 2,924 65.4% 1,464 32.7% 84 4,472 D+32.6
Greene 3,246 82.5% 639 16.2% 48 3,933 D+66.3
Cleburne 2,543 69.7% 1,072 29.4% 35 3,650 D+40.3
Coosa 2,419 67.6% 1,086 30.3% 75 3,580 D+37.2

Counties as they stood in 1982; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Alabama governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Kay Ivey (R) R+37.8
2018 Kay Ivey (R) R+19.1
2014 Robert Bentley (R) R+27.3
2010 Robert Bentley (R) R+15.7
2006 Robert Riley (R) R+15.9
2002 Robert Riley (R) R+0.2
1998 Don Siegelman (D) D+15.6
1994 Fob James (R) R+0.9
1990 Guy Hunt (R) R+4.2
1986 Guy Hunt (R) R+12.9
1982 George C. Wallace (D) D+18.6
1978 Fob James (D) D+46.7
1974 George C. Wallace (D) D+68.4
1970 George Wallace (D) D+74.5
1966 Lurleen Burns Wallace (D) D+32.4
1962 George C. Wallace (D) D+96.3
1958 John Malcolm Patterson (D) D+76.8
1954 Jim Folsom (D) D+46.7
1950 Gordon Persons (D) D+82.2
1946 James E. Folsom (D) D+77.3
1942 Chauncey Sparks (D) D+78.4
1938 Frank M. Dixon (D) D+74.9
1934 Bibb Graves (D) D+74.3
1930 Benjamin M. Miller (D) D+61.8
1926 Bibb Graves (D) D+62.4
1922 William W. Brandon (D) D+56.3
1918 Thomas Kilby (D) D+80.2
1914 Charles Henderson (D) D+63.6
1910 Emmet O'Neal (D) D+60.4
1906 Braxton B. Comer (D) D+71.5
1902 William D. Jelks (D) D+47.4
1900 William J. Samford (D) D+53.6
1898 Joseph F. Johnston (D) D+65.1
1896 Joseph F. Johnston (D) D+59.0
1894 William C. Oates (D) D+57.1
1892 Thomas G. Jones (D) D+52.2
1890 Thomas G. Jones (D) D+53.1
1888 Thomas Seay (D) D+55.4
1886 Thomas Seay (D) D+59.3
1884 Edward A. O'Neal (D) D+99.7
1882 Edward A. O'Neal (D) D+37.4
1880 Rufus W. Cobb (D) D+76.1
1878 Rufus W. Cobb (D) D+100.0
1876 George S. Houston (D) D+31.6
1874 George S. Houston (D) D+6.6
1872 David P. Lewis (R) R+5.0
1870 Robert B. Lindsay (D) D+0.9
1868 William Hugh Smith (R) R+100.0
1865 Robert M. Patton (other)