1982 Florida Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1982 Florida Gubernatorial Election?

Bob Graham won the 1982 Florida Gubernatorial Election. Bob Graham received 1,739,553 popular votes (64.7%). The main challenger was Skip Bafalis (35.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Graham and Bafalis

Graham +29.4 pts · won by 790,540 votes

Bob Graham DemocraticWINNER64.7%

1,739,553 votes

Skip Bafalis Republican35.3%

949,013 votes

Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.