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Election 1982 Results

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1982 Florida governor election

Bob Graham (Democrat) beat L. A. Bafalis (Republican) in Florida in 1982, 64.7% to 35.3%, a margin of 29.4 points and 790,540 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1978, when Bob Graham also won.

Democrats led in 63 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 4. The largest, Dade, cast 355,617 votes and went to the Democrat by 43.6 points. The closest was Martin, where 1 vote 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
Bob Graham won Democratic 1,739,553 64.7%
L. A. Bafalis Republican 949,013 35.3%
Total2,688,566

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Dade 255,261 71.8% 100,356 28.2% 355,617 D+43.6
Broward 207,749 66.4% 105,001 33.6% 312,750 D+32.9
Pinellas 157,191 60.5% 102,795 39.5% 259,986 D+20.9
Palm Beach 129,527 61.8% 80,083 38.2% 209,610 D+23.6
Hillsborough 107,722 70.7% 44,681 29.3% 152,403 D+41.4
Duval 87,169 74.6% 29,657 25.4% 116,826 D+49.2
Orange 64,860 60.7% 42,048 39.3% 106,908 D+21.3
Brevard 51,327 61.6% 31,962 38.4% 83,289 D+23.3
Lee 41,067 49.4% 42,021 50.6% 83,088 R+1.1
Sarasota 38,797 48.5% 41,205 51.5% 80,002 R+3.0
Pasco 48,424 62.8% 28,663 37.2% 77,087 D+25.6
Polk 52,213 69.6% 22,775 30.4% 74,988 D+39.3
Volusia 46,801 65.6% 24,593 34.4% 71,394 D+31.1
Manatee 27,918 56.3% 21,627 43.7% 49,545 D+12.7
Escambia 36,085 74.7% 12,223 25.3% 48,308 D+49.4
Seminole 25,121 58.7% 17,681 41.3% 42,802 D+17.4
Leon 30,363 73.9% 10,714 26.1% 41,077 D+47.8
Lake 18,338 57.0% 13,853 43.0% 32,191 D+13.9
Marion 19,524 62.3% 11,831 37.7% 31,355 D+24.5
Alachua 21,499 76.9% 6,465 23.1% 27,964 D+53.8
Collier 11,480 42.2% 15,710 57.8% 27,190 R+15.6
Charlotte 13,174 49.5% 13,424 50.5% 26,598 R+0.9
Martin 13,110 50.0% 13,109 50.0% 26,219 level
St. Lucie 13,460 52.5% 12,178 47.5% 25,638 D+5.0
Okaloosa 14,564 60.8% 9,405 39.2% 23,969 D+21.5
Bay 14,310 68.3% 6,644 31.7% 20,954 D+36.6
Indian River 10,338 50.2% 10,266 49.8% 20,604 D+0.3
Hernando 13,110 64.6% 7,193 35.4% 20,303 D+29.1
Citrus 12,331 62.7% 7,340 37.3% 19,671 D+25.4
Highlands 9,327 58.6% 6,579 41.4% 15,906 D+17.3
Monroe 10,672 68.5% 4,917 31.5% 15,589 D+36.9
Osceola 8,493 58.1% 6,136 41.9% 14,629 D+16.1
Santa Rosa 9,836 70.9% 4,033 29.1% 13,869 D+41.8
St. Johns 8,082 63.7% 4,604 36.3% 12,686 D+27.4
Clay 8,341 67.7% 3,987 32.3% 12,328 D+35.3
Putnam 8,595 74.2% 2,987 25.8% 11,582 D+48.4
Jackson 7,575 80.3% 1,857 19.7% 9,432 D+60.6
Gadsden 6,811 82.3% 1,465 17.7% 8,276 D+64.6
Columbia 5,684 74.1% 1,991 25.9% 7,675 D+48.1
Nassau 4,419 74.1% 1,547 25.9% 5,966 D+48.1
Walton 4,190 74.2% 1,458 25.8% 5,648 D+48.4
Suwannee 4,235 78.6% 1,152 21.4% 5,387 D+57.2
Sumter 3,761 71.4% 1,508 28.6% 5,269 D+42.8
Levy 3,828 75.7% 1,230 24.3% 5,058 D+51.4
Okeechobee 2,979 62.7% 1,774 37.3% 4,753 D+25.4
Flagler 3,093 65.9% 1,600 34.1% 4,693 D+31.8
Bradford 3,613 83.2% 730 16.8% 4,343 D+66.4
De Soto 2,832 65.7% 1,477 34.3% 4,309 D+31.4
Washington 3,087 72.5% 1,171 27.5% 4,258 D+45.0
Madison 3,329 80.6% 801 19.4% 4,130 D+61.2
Hendry 2,648 64.8% 1,440 35.2% 4,088 D+29.5
Taylor 3,112 76.9% 934 23.1% 4,046 D+53.8
Hardee 2,766 74.0% 974 26.0% 3,740 D+47.9
Holmes 2,835 77.8% 811 22.2% 3,646 D+55.5
Wakulla 2,388 69.5% 1,050 30.5% 3,438 D+38.9
Jefferson 2,507 77.5% 728 22.5% 3,235 D+55.0
Gulf 2,329 78.8% 625 21.2% 2,954 D+57.7
Calhoun 2,282 82.2% 494 17.8% 2,776 D+64.4
Baker 2,074 82.2% 449 17.8% 2,523 D+64.4
Dixie 1,842 86.4% 289 13.6% 2,131 D+72.9
Franklin 1,491 74.6% 508 25.4% 1,999 D+49.2
Hamilton 1,501 79.7% 382 20.3% 1,883 D+59.4
Gilchrist 1,477 80.4% 361 19.6% 1,838 D+60.7
Lafayette 1,383 81.7% 309 18.3% 1,692 D+63.5
Glades 1,070 65.7% 558 34.3% 1,628 D+31.4
Union 1,272 84.9% 227 15.1% 1,499 D+69.7
Liberty 961 72.4% 367 27.6% 1,328 D+44.7

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.

Florida governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Ron DeSantis (R) R+19.3
2018 Ron Desantis (R) R+0.4
2014 Rick Scott (R) R+1.1
2010 Rick Scott (R) R+1.1
2006 Charlie Crist (R) R+7.1
2002 Jeb Bush (R) R+12.8
1998 Jeb Bush (R) R+10.5
1994 Lawton Chiles (D) D+1.5
1990 Lawton Chiles (D) D+13.0
1986 Bob Martinez (R) R+9.1
1982 Bob Graham (D) D+29.4
1978 Bob Graham (D) D+11.2
1974 Reubin Askew (D) D+22.4
1970 Reubin Askew (D) D+13.8
1966 Claude Roy Kirk (R) R+10.3
1964 Haydon Burns (D) D+14.9
1960 Farris Bryant (D) D+19.7
1956 LeRoy Collins (D) D+47.4
1954 LeRoy Collins (D) D+60.9
1952 Daniel T. McCarty (D) D+49.7
1948 Fuller Warren (D) D+66.7
1944 Millard F. Caldwell (D) D+57.9
1940 Spessard Holland (D) D+100.0
1936 Fred P. Cone (D) D+61.8
1932 David Sholtz (D) D+33.2
1928 Doyle E. Carlton (D) D+21.9
1924 John W. Martin (D) D+65.6
1920 Cary A. Hardee (D) D+60.0
1916 Sidney J. Catts (other)
1912 Park Trammell (D) D+75.0
1908 Albert W. Gilchrist (D) D+63.4
1904 Napoleon B. Broward (D) D+61.8
1900 William Sherman Jennings (D) D+63.7
1896 William D. Bloxham (D) D+46.2
1892 Henry L. Mitchell (D) D+78.7
1888 Francis P. Fleming (D) D+20.7
1884 Edward A. Perry (D) D+7.1
1880 William D. Bloxham (D) D+9.8
1876 George F. Drew (D) D+1.0
1872 Ossian B. Hart (R) R+52.4
1868 Harrison Reed (R) R+27.4
1865 David S. Walker (D) D+100.0