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Arkansas — 1982 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1982 · GovernorArkansas · GovernorBill ClintonD+9.4
Candidates
Arkansas 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
- Bill Clinton✓Democratic431,85554.7%
- Frank D. WhiteRepublican357,49645.3%
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+0.6Governor 1982D+9.4vs. baselineD+10.0
Arkansas's 1982 governor race ran 10.0 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1982AR
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1982 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.