Bruce Babbitt, Governor

Bruce Babbitt

Governor
Born
June 27, 1938
Current age
88
Home state
Arizona
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1978–1982

Photo: Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Babbitt736,400
Opponents513,619
2
Elections run

Between 1978 and 1982, Bruce Babbitt ran in 2 governor elections, winning all 2. Babbitt's biggest single-election total was 453,795 votes, in the 1982 governor election in Arizona. Babbitt's closest win came in the 1978 governor election in Arizona, decided by 41,512 votes.

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How many votes has Bruce Babbitt received?

Bruce Babbitt has received 736,400 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Bruce Babbitt’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1982GovernorArizonaWon453,79562.5%Leo Corbet
Sam Steiger
1978GovernorArizonaWon282,60552.5%Evan Mecham
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q878739). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Bruce Babbitt: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/bruce-babbitt. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.