Elections / 1982 · Governor · AK
Alaska — 1982 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1982 · GovernorAlaska · GovernorBill SheffieldD+9.2
Candidates
Alaska 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
- Bill Sheffield✓Democratic89,91847.0%
- Tom FinkRepublican72,29137.8%
- Dick RandolphAlaska Libertarian29,06715.2%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+27.9Governor 1982D+9.2vs. baselineD+37.2
Alaska's 1982 governor race ran 37.2 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1982AK
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1982 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.