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Election 1982 Results

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1982 Maryland governor election

Harry R. Hughes (Democrat) beat Robert A. Pascal (Republican) in Maryland in 1982, 62.0% to 38.0%, a margin of 24.0 points and 273,084 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1978, when Harry Hughes also won.

Democrats led in 20 of the 24 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 4. The largest, Baltimore, cast 206,564 votes and went to the Democrat by 2.6 points. The closest was Harford, where 491 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
Harry R. Hughes won Democratic 705,910 62.0%
Robert A. Pascal Republican 432,826 38.0%
All other candidates 413 0.0%
Total1,139,149

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Baltimore 105,899 51.3% 100,527 48.7% 138 206,564 D+2.6
Baltimore City 149,455 75.9% 47,398 24.1% 95 196,948 D+51.8
Montgomery 131,440 69.1% 58,807 30.9% 25 190,272 D+38.2
Prince Georges 104,157 76.2% 32,504 23.8% 13 136,674 D+52.4
Anne Arundel 44,002 43.2% 57,726 56.7% 48 101,776 R+13.5
Harford 18,902 49.3% 19,393 50.6% 9 38,304 R+1.3
Howard 21,476 59.7% 14,436 40.1% 53 35,965 D+19.6
Frederick 15,495 53.4% 13,541 46.6% 6 29,042 D+6.7
Washington 14,140 49.1% 14,638 50.9% 28,778 R+1.7
Carroll 11,317 43.0% 14,981 56.9% 21 26,319 R+13.9
Allegany 13,820 59.3% 9,489 40.7% 23,309 D+18.6
Wicomico 9,477 55.8% 7,520 44.2% 16,997 D+11.5
Charles 11,301 69.6% 4,924 30.3% 1 16,226 D+39.3
Cecil 8,608 58.9% 6,012 41.1% 14,620 D+17.8
St. Marys 7,980 68.9% 3,607 31.1% 1 11,588 D+37.7
Calvert 6,316 67.9% 2,978 32.0% 2 9,296 D+35.9
Talbot 4,772 55.6% 3,805 44.4% 8,577 D+11.3
Dorchester 4,460 53.3% 3,913 46.7% 8,373 D+6.5
Worcester 4,520 57.0% 3,414 43.0% 7,934 D+13.9
Queen Annes 4,043 53.7% 3,479 46.2% 1 7,523 D+7.5
Garrett 3,862 54.2% 3,258 45.8% 7,120 D+8.5
Somerset 3,392 57.6% 2,495 42.4% 5,887 D+15.2
Caroline 3,660 65.4% 1,940 34.6% 5,600 D+30.7
Kent 3,416 62.6% 2,041 37.4% 5,457 D+25.2

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.

Maryland governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Wes Moore (D) D+32.4
2018 Larry Hogan (R) R+11.8
2014 Larry Hogan (R) R+3.8
2010 Martin O'Malley (D) D+14.5
2006 Martin O'Malley (D) D+6.5
2002 Bob Ehrlich (R) R+3.9
1998 Parris N. Glendening (D) D+10.3
1994 Parris N. Glendening (D) D+0.4
1990 William D. Schaefer (D) D+19.5
1986 William D. Schaefer (D) D+64.7
1982 Harry R. Hughes (D) D+24.0
1978 Harry Hughes (D) D+42.0
1974 Marvin Mandel (D) D+27.0
1970 Marvin Mandel (D) D+33.4
1966 Spiro Agnew (R) R+8.9
1962 J. Millard Tawes (D) D+11.3
1958 J. Millard Tawes (D) D+27.1
1954 Theodore R. McKeldin (R) R+8.9
1950 Theodore McKeldin (R) R+14.6
1946 William Preston Lane Jr. (D) D+9.5
1942 Herbert O'Conor (D) D+5.1
1938 Herbert R. O'Conor (D) D+11.7
1934 Harry W. Nice (R) R+1.2
1930 Albert Ritchie (D) D+13.2
1926 Albert Ritchie (D) D+16.6
1923 Albert Ritchie (D) D+12.7
1919 Albert Ritchie (D) D+0.1
1915 Emerson C. Harrington (D) D+1.3
1911 Phillips Lee Goldsborough (R) R+1.4
1907 Austin Lane Crothers (D) D+3.8
1903 Edwin Warfield (D) D+6.0
1899 John Walter Smith (D) D+4.8
1895 Lloyd Lowndes Jr. (R) R+7.8
1891 Frank Brown (D) D+15.7
1887 Elihu E. Jackson (D) D+6.5
1883 Robert M. McLane (D) D+6.9
1879 William T. Hamilton (D) D+13.9
1875 John Carroll (D) D+8.2
1871 William P. Whyte (D) D+11.4
1867 Oden Bowie (D) D+48.6