Elections / 1982 · Governor · OK
Oklahoma — 1982 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1982 · GovernorOklahoma · GovernorGeorge NighD+24.5
Candidates
Oklahoma 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
- George Nigh✓Democratic548,15962.3%
- Tom DaxonRepublican332,20737.7%
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+25.5Governor 1982D+24.5vs. baselineD+50.1
Oklahoma's 1982 governor race ran 50.1 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1982OK
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1982 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.