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1982 Arizona governor election

Bruce Babbitt (Democrat) beat Leo Corbet (Republican) in Arizona in 1982, 62.5% to 32.5%, a margin of 30.0 points and 217,918 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1978, when Bruce Babbitt also won.

Democrats led in 14 of the 14 counties as they stood then. The largest, Maricopa, cast 391,635 votes and went to the Democrat by 21.8 points. The closest was Greenlee, where 1,998 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
Bruce Babbitt won Democratic 453,795 62.5%
Leo Corbet Republican 235,877 32.5%
Sam Steiger Libertarian 36,649 5.0%
All other candidates 43 0.0%
Total726,364

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Maricopa 228,217 58.3% 142,938 36.5% 20,480 391,635 D+21.8
Pima 113,982 72.1% 38,235 24.2% 5,875 158,092 D+47.9
Yavapai 14,339 54.3% 9,930 37.6% 2,129 26,398 D+16.7
Pinal 14,527 67.6% 5,882 27.4% 1,077 21,486 D+40.2
Coconino 14,773 69.0% 4,997 23.3% 1,649 21,419 D+45.6
Cochise 13,196 65.7% 6,082 30.3% 815 20,093 D+35.4
Yuma 11,511 61.2% 6,416 34.1% 868 18,795 D+27.1
Mohave 10,533 57.9% 6,617 36.4% 1,033 18,183 D+21.5
Navajo 8,566 61.4% 4,611 33.1% 766 13,943 D+28.4
Gila 7,343 62.5% 3,645 31.0% 769 11,757 D+31.5
Apache 6,584 66.8% 2,723 27.6% 546 9,853 D+39.2
Graham 4,127 62.1% 2,123 31.9% 399 6,649 D+30.1
Santa Cruz 3,519 73.7% 1,098 23.0% 161 4,778 D+50.7
Greenlee 2,578 78.5% 580 17.7% 125 3,283 D+60.9

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.

Arizona governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Katie Hobbs (D) D+0.7
2018 Doug Ducey (R) R+14.1
2014 Doug Ducey (R) R+11.8
2010 Jan Brewer (R) R+11.9
2006 Janet Napolitano (D) D+27.1
2002 Janet Napolitano (D) D+1.0
1998 Jane Dee Hull (R) R+25.4
1994 Fife Symington (R) R+8.2
1990 Fife Symington (R) R+4.7
1986 Evan Mecham (R) R+5.2
1982 Bruce Babbitt (D) D+30.0
1978 Bruce Babbitt (D) D+7.7
1974 Raul H. Castro (D) D+0.9
1970 Jack R. Williams (R) R+1.9
1968 Jack R. Williams (R) R+15.7
1966 Jack R. Williams (R) R+7.5
1964 Sam Goddard (D) D+6.5
1962 Paul Fannin (R) R+9.7
1960 Paul Fannin (R) R+18.6
1958 Paul Fannin (R) R+10.3
1956 Ernest W. McFarland (D) D+19.1
1954 Ernest W. McFarland (D) D+5.0
1952 Howard Pyle (R) R+20.3
1950 Howard Pyle (R) R+1.5
1948 Dan E. Garvey (D) D+19.1
1946 Sidney Preston Osborn (D) D+20.2
1944 Sidney Preston Osborn (D) D+56.7
1942 Sidney Preston Osborn (D) D+45.6
1940 Sidney Preston Osborn (D) D+31.7
1938 Robert T. Jones (D) D+41.2
1936 Rawghile C. Stanford (D) D+41.6
1934 Benjamin B. Moeur (D) D+21.5
1932 Benjamin B. Moeur (D) D+27.8
1930 George W.P. Hunt (D) D+2.8
1928 John C. Phillips (R) R+3.5
1926 George W.P. Hunt (D) D+0.5
1924 George W.P. Hunt (D) D+1.1
1922 George W.P. Hunt (D) D+9.9
1920 Thomas E. Campbell (R) R+8.3
1918 Thomas E. Campbell (R) R+0.7
1916 Thomas E. Campbell (R) R+0.1
1914 George W. P. Hunt (D) D+14.9
1911 George W. P. Hunt (D) D+9.0