1982 Arizona gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1982 Arizona gubernatorial election
Country:Arizona
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1978 Arizona gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1978
Next Election:1986 Arizona gubernatorial election
Next Year:1986
Election Date:November 2, 1982
Image1:File:Bruce babbitt.jpg
Nominee1:Bruce Babbitt
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:453,795
Percentage1:62.5%
Nominee2:Leo Corbet
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:235,877
Percentage2:32.5%
Image3:File:Sam Steiger Congressional photo.jpg
Nominee3:Sam Steiger
Party3:Arizona Libertarian Party
Popular Vote3:36,649
Percentage3:5.1%
Map Size:210px
Governor
Before Election:Bruce Babbitt
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Bruce Babbitt
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

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 by county

CountyBruce Babbitt
Democratic
Leo Corbet
Republican
Sam Steiger
Libertarian
Write-inMarginTotal votes
cast
%%%%%
Apache6,58466.82%2,72327.64%5485.54%00.00%3,86139.19%9,853
Cochise13,19665.67%6,08230.27%8154.06%00.00%7,11435.41%20,093
Coconino14,77368.97%4,99723.33%1,6437.67%60.03%9,77645.64%21,419
Gila7,34362.46%3,64531.00%7696.54%00.00%3,69831.45%11,757
Graham4,12762.07%2,12331.93%3996.00%00.00%2,00430.14%6,649
Greenlee2,57878.53%58017.67%1253.81%00.00%1,99860.86%3,283
Maricopa228,21758.27%142,93836.50%20,4575.22%230.01%85,27921.78%391,635
Mohave10,53357.93%6,61736.39%1,0335.68%00.00%3,91621.54%18,183
Navajo8,56661.44%4,61133.07%7595.44%70.05%3,95528.37%13,943
Pima113,98272.10%38,23524.19%5,8733.71%20.00%75,74747.91%158,092
Pinal14,52767.61%5,88227.38%1,0765.01%10.00%8,64540.24%21,486
Santa Cruz3,51973.65%1,09822.98%1613.37%00.00%2,42150.67%4,778
Yavapai14,33954.32%9,93037.62%2,1278.06%20.01%4,40916.70%26,398
Yuma11,51161.25%6,41634.14%8664.61%20.01%5,09527.11%18,795
Totals453,79562.47%235,87732.47%36,6495.05%430.01%217,91830.00%726,364

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic