1982 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
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November 2, 1982
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The 1982 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat George Nigh won re-election by a substantial majority over the Republican, former State Auditor and Inspector Tom Daxon.[1] This is the most recent gubernatorial election in which a candidate carried every county in the state.
With Nigh's victory, he became the first Oklahoma governor to serve two consecutive terms.
Primary election
[edit]Primary elections were held on August 24, 1982 with runoffs occurring on September 21, 1982, although no runoffs were required in the gubernatorial race.
Democratic party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Howard L. Bell
- George Nigh, incumbent governor
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Nigh (incumbent) | 379,301 | 82.63% | |
| Democratic | Howard L. Bell | 79,735 | 17.37% | |
| Total votes | 459,036 | 100.00% | ||
Republican party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Tom Daxon, Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector
- Don House
- Neal A. McCaleb, minority leader of Oklahoma House of Representatives
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Daxon | 73,677 | 64.72% | |
| Republican | Neal A. McCaleb | 35,379 | 31.08% | |
| Republican | Don House | 4,790 | 4.21% | |
| Total votes | 113,846 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]George Nigh (D)
- Labor Unions
- United Auto Workers of Oklahoma[3]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Nigh (incumbent) | 548,159 | 62.07% | +10.33% | |
| Republican | Tom Daxon | 332,207 | 37.62% | −9.60% | |
| Independent | Allah-U-Akbar Allah-U Wahid | 2,764 | 0.31% | ||
| Total votes | 883,130 | 100.00% | |||
| Majority | 215,952 | 24.45% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +19.93% | |||
Results by county
[edit]This is the most recent gubernatorial election in which Beaver County and Texas County have backed the Democratic candidate.
| County[2] | George Nigh Democratic |
Tom Daxon Republican |
Allah-U Wahid Independent |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adair | 4,112 | 67.55% | 1,965 | 32.28% | 10 | 0.16% | 2,147 | 35.27% | 6,087 |
| Alfalfa | 1,969 | 66.01% | 1,012 | 33.93% | 2 | 0.07% | 957 | 32.08% | 2,983 |
| Atoka | 3,351 | 84.20% | 624 | 15.68% | 5 | 0.13% | 2,727 | 68.52% | 3,980 |
| Beaver | 1,471 | 63.79% | 832 | 36.08% | 3 | 0.13% | 639 | 27.71% | 2,306 |
| Beckham | 3,765 | 72.33% | 1,439 | 27.65% | 1 | 0.02% | 2,326 | 44.69% | 5,205 |
| Blaine | 2,840 | 62.01% | 1,736 | 37.90% | 4 | 0.09% | 1,104 | 24.10% | 4,580 |
| Bryan | 6,928 | 84.79% | 1,234 | 15.10% | 9 | 0.11% | 5,694 | 69.69% | 8,171 |
| Caddo | 5,907 | 72.73% | 2,204 | 27.14% | 11 | 0.14% | 3,703 | 45.59% | 8,122 |
| Canadian | 9,290 | 54.07% | 7,872 | 45.82% | 19 | 0.11% | 1,418 | 8.25% | 17,181 |
| Carter | 8,404 | 68.94% | 3,772 | 30.94% | 15 | 0.12% | 4,632 | 38.00% | 12,191 |
| Cherokee | 5,933 | 69.00% | 2,645 | 30.76% | 20 | 0.23% | 3,288 | 38.24% | 8,598 |
| Choctaw | 3,420 | 81.14% | 784 | 18.60% | 11 | 0.26% | 2,636 | 62.54% | 4,215 |
| Cimarron | 937 | 56.07% | 729 | 43.63% | 5 | 0.30% | 208 | 12.45% | 1,671 |
| Cleveland | 21,381 | 56.97% | 16,080 | 42.84% | 70 | 0.19% | 5,301 | 14.12% | 37,531 |
| Coal | 1,536 | 82.85% | 313 | 16.88% | 5 | 0.27% | 1,223 | 65.97% | 1,854 |
| Comanche | 15,111 | 72.07% | 5,824 | 27.78% | 33 | 0.16% | 9,287 | 44.29% | 20,968 |
| Cotton | 1,804 | 79.51% | 461 | 20.32% | 4 | 0.18% | 1,343 | 59.19% | 2,269 |
| Craig | 3,417 | 77.62% | 976 | 22.17% | 9 | 0.20% | 2,441 | 55.45% | 4,402 |
| Creek | 10,088 | 64.29% | 5,583 | 35.58% | 20 | 0.13% | 4,505 | 28.71% | 15,691 |
| Custer | 5,208 | 67.16% | 2,546 | 32.83% | 1 | 0.01% | 2,662 | 34.33% | 7,755 |
| Delaware | 6,167 | 72.53% | 2,320 | 27.28% | 16 | 0.19% | 3,847 | 45.24% | 8,503 |
| Dewey | 1,472 | 64.85% | 794 | 34.98% | 4 | 0.18% | 678 | 29.87% | 2,270 |
| Ellis | 1,254 | 63.72% | 712 | 36.18% | 2 | 0.10% | 542 | 27.54% | 1,968 |
| Garfield | 9,956 | 54.62% | 8,265 | 45.34% | 8 | 0.04% | 1,691 | 9.28% | 18,229 |
| Garvin | 6,690 | 70.22% | 2,833 | 29.74% | 4 | 0.04% | 3,857 | 40.48% | 9,527 |
| Grady | 7,059 | 65.51% | 3,707 | 34.40% | 10 | 0.09% | 3,352 | 31.11% | 10,776 |
| Grant | 1,834 | 65.45% | 967 | 34.51% | 1 | 0.04% | 867 | 30.94% | 2,802 |
| Greer | 1,927 | 76.65% | 586 | 23.31% | 1 | 0.04% | 1,341 | 53.34% | 2,514 |
| Harmon | 1,189 | 80.99% | 279 | 19.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 910 | 61.99% | 1,468 |
| Harper | 1,186 | 64.00% | 664 | 35.83% | 3 | 0.16% | 522 | 28.17% | 1,853 |
| Haskell | 3,123 | 78.41% | 855 | 21.47% | 5 | 0.13% | 2,268 | 56.94% | 3,983 |
| Hughes | 3,501 | 77.59% | 1,002 | 22.21% | 9 | 0.20% | 2,499 | 55.39% | 4,512 |
| Jackson | 5,153 | 76.48% | 1,583 | 23.49% | 2 | 0.03% | 3,570 | 52.98% | 6,738 |
| Jefferson | 1,823 | 79.57% | 465 | 20.30% | 3 | 0.13% | 1,357 | 59.28% | 2,291 |
| Johnston | 2,648 | 81.98% | 573 | 17.74% | 9 | 0.28% | 2,075 | 64.24% | 3,230 |
| Kay | 10,283 | 57.68% | 7,526 | 42.21% | 20 | 0.11% | 2,757 | 15.46% | 17,829 |
| Kingfisher | 3,127 | 55.93% | 2,455 | 43.91% | 9 | 0.16% | 672 | 12.02% | 5,591 |
| Kiowa | 3,119 | 77.22% | 917 | 22.70% | 3 | 0.07% | 2,202 | 54.52% | 4,039 |
| Latimer | 2,364 | 77.64% | 679 | 22.30% | 2 | 0.07% | 1,685 | 55.34% | 3,045 |
| Le Flore | 9,552 | 82.14% | 2,058 | 17.70% | 19 | 0.16% | 7,494 | 64.44% | 11,629 |
| Lincoln | 5,436 | 59.64% | 3,665 | 40.21% | 13 | 0.14% | 1,771 | 19.43% | 9,114 |
| Logan | 4,722 | 58.06% | 3,391 | 41.69% | 20 | 0.25% | 1,331 | 16.37% | 8,133 |
| Love | 2,717 | 85.55% | 452 | 14.23% | 7 | 0.22% | 2,265 | 71.32% | 3,176 |
| Major | 1,799 | 60.65% | 1,164 | 39.24% | 3 | 0.10% | 635 | 21.41% | 2,966 |
| Marshall | 3,246 | 79.27% | 843 | 20.59% | 6 | 0.15% | 2,403 | 58.68% | 4,095 |
| Mayes | 7,002 | 69.67% | 3,034 | 30.19% | 14 | 0.14% | 3,968 | 39.48% | 10,050 |
| McClain | 4,099 | 64.71% | 2,230 | 35.21% | 5 | 0.08% | 1,869 | 29.51% | 6,334 |
| McCurtain | 4,562 | 73.44% | 1,641 | 26.42% | 9 | 0.14% | 2,921 | 47.02% | 6,212 |
| McIntosh | 4,310 | 74.71% | 1,454 | 25.20% | 5 | 0.09% | 2,856 | 49.51% | 5,769 |
| Murray | 2,903 | 73.72% | 1,033 | 26.23% | 2 | 0.05% | 1,870 | 47.49% | 3,938 |
| Muskogee | 13,781 | 69.63% | 5,984 | 30.24% | 26 | 0.13% | 7,797 | 39.40% | 19,791 |
| Noble | 2,579 | 58.35% | 1,834 | 41.49% | 7 | 0.16% | 745 | 16.86% | 4,420 |
| Nowata | 2,756 | 70.98% | 1,122 | 28.90% | 5 | 0.13% | 1,634 | 42.08% | 3,883 |
| Okfuskee | 2,295 | 69.80% | 985 | 29.96% | 8 | 0.24% | 1,310 | 39.84% | 3,288 |
| Oklahoma | 83,706 | 52.48% | 74,087 | 46.45% | 1,704 | 1.07% | 9,619 | 6.03% | 159,497 |
| Okmulgee | 8,140 | 72.66% | 3,052 | 27.24% | 11 | 0.10% | 5,088 | 45.42% | 11,203 |
| Osage | 7,576 | 67.29% | 3,667 | 32.57% | 16 | 0.14% | 3,909 | 34.72% | 11,259 |
| Ottawa | 7,497 | 78.30% | 2,069 | 21.61% | 9 | 0.09% | 5,428 | 56.69% | 9,575 |
| Pawnee | 2,905 | 59.01% | 2,007 | 40.77% | 11 | 0.22% | 898 | 18.24% | 4,923 |
| Payne | 10,804 | 60.24% | 7,093 | 39.55% | 39 | 0.22% | 3,711 | 20.69% | 17,936 |
| Pittsburg | 9,352 | 78.91% | 2,480 | 20.93% | 19 | 0.16% | 6,872 | 57.99% | 11,851 |
| Pontotoc | 7,481 | 71.66% | 2,953 | 28.29% | 5 | 0.05% | 4,528 | 43.38% | 10,439 |
| Pottawatomie | 11,508 | 65.97% | 5,920 | 33.94% | 16 | 0.09% | 5,588 | 32.03% | 17,444 |
| Pushmataha | 2,785 | 80.28% | 678 | 19.54% | 6 | 0.17% | 2,107 | 60.74% | 3,469 |
| Roger Mills | 1,154 | 70.19% | 484 | 29.44% | 6 | 0.36% | 670 | 40.75% | 1,644 |
| Rogers | 8,775 | 61.66% | 5,441 | 38.23% | 15 | 0.11% | 3,334 | 23.43% | 14,231 |
| Seminole | 5,447 | 72.68% | 2,036 | 27.17% | 11 | 0.15% | 3,411 | 45.52% | 7,494 |
| Sequoyah | 5,889 | 79.86% | 1,473 | 19.98% | 12 | 0.16% | 4,416 | 59.89% | 7,374 |
| Stephens | 9,827 | 70.40% | 4,123 | 29.54% | 8 | 0.06% | 5,704 | 40.87% | 13,958 |
| Texas | 2,852 | 55.75% | 2,254 | 44.06% | 10 | 0.20% | 598 | 11.69% | 5,116 |
| Tillman | 2,742 | 76.91% | 821 | 23.03% | 2 | 0.06% | 1,921 | 53.88% | 3,565 |
| Tulsa | 71,098 | 51.08% | 67,784 | 48.70% | 310 | 0.22% | 3,314 | 2.38% | 139,192 |
| Wagoner | 7,142 | 62.35% | 4,303 | 37.56% | 10 | 0.09% | 2,839 | 24.78% | 11,455 |
| Washington | 9,946 | 56.24% | 7,722 | 43.66% | 18 | 0.10% | 2,224 | 12.57% | 17,686 |
| Washita | 2,848 | 69.55% | 1,245 | 30.40% | 2 | 0.05% | 1,603 | 39.15% | 4,095 |
| Woods | 2,630 | 61.09% | 1,670 | 38.79% | 5 | 0.12% | 960 | 22.30% | 4,305 |
| Woodward | 3,549 | 62.34% | 2,142 | 37.63% | 2 | 0.04% | 1,407 | 24.71% | 5,693 |
| Totals | 548,159 | 62.07% | 332,207 | 37.62% | 2,764 | 0.31% | 215,952 | 24.45% | 883,130 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "1982 results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. pp. 1, 3, 9.
- 1 2 3 4 Slater, Lee, ed. (1982). State of Oklahoma Election Results and Statistics 1982. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Auto Workers Support Nigh, 2 Corporation Commission Candidates". The Oklahoman. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
