1982 Arizona gubernatorial election
1982 Arizona gubernatorial election|
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County results Babbitt: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% |
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The 1982 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982, for the post of Governor of Arizona. Democratic incumbent Bruce Babbitt defeated Republican nominee Leo Corbet and Libertarian candidate and former U.S. Representative Sam Steiger. Evan Mecham unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination. This was the last time until 2002 that a Democrat was elected governor of Arizona, and the last time a male Democrat was elected governor.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Results
Results by county
County
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Bruce Babbitt Democratic
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Leo Corbet Republican
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Sam Steiger Libertarian
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Write-in
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Margin
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Total votes cast[2]
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#
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%
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%
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#
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%
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%
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#
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%
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Apache
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6,584
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66.82%
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2,723
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27.64%
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548
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5.54%
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0
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0.00%
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3,861
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39.19%
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9,853
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Cochise
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13,196
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65.67%
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6,082
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30.27%
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815
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4.06%
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0
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0.00%
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7,114
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35.41%
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20,093
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Coconino
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14,773
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68.97%
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4,997
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23.33%
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1,643
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7.67%
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6
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0.03%
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9,776
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45.64%
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21,419
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Gila
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7,343
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62.46%
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3,645
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31.00%
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769
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6.54%
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0
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0.00%
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3,698
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31.45%
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11,757
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Graham
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4,127
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62.07%
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2,123
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31.93%
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399
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6.00%
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0
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0.00%
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2,004
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30.14%
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6,649
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Greenlee
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2,578
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78.53%
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580
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17.67%
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125
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3.81%
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0
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0.00%
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1,998
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60.86%
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3,283
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Maricopa
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228,217
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58.27%
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142,938
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36.50%
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20,457
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5.22%
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23
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0.01%
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85,279
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21.78%
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391,635
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Mohave
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10,533
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57.93%
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6,617
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36.39%
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1,033
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5.68%
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0
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0.00%
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3,916
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21.54%
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18,183
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Navajo
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8,566
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61.44%
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4,611
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33.07%
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759
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5.44%
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7
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0.05%
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3,955
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28.37%
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13,943
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Pima
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113,982
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72.10%
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38,235
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24.19%
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5,873
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3.71%
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2
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0.00%
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75,747
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47.91%
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158,092
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Pinal
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14,527
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67.61%
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5,882
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27.38%
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1,076
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5.01%
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1
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0.00%
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8,645
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40.24%
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21,486
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Santa Cruz
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3,519
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73.65%
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1,098
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22.98%
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161
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3.37%
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0
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0.00%
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2,421
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50.67%
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4,778
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Yavapai
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14,339
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54.32%
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9,930
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37.62%
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2,127
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8.06%
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2
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0.01%
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4,409
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16.70%
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26,398
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Yuma
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11,511
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61.25%
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6,416
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34.14%
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866
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4.61%
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2
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0.01%
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5,095
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27.11%
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18,795
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Totals |
453,795 |
62.47% |
235,877 |
32.47% |
36,649 |
5.05% |
43 |
0.01% |
217,918 |
30.00% |
726,364
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Notes
- ^ Died before election day
References
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