1982 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

1982 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
November 2, 1982
 
Nominee George Nigh Tom Daxon
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 548,159 332,207
Percentage 62.07% 37.62%
County results
Nigh:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Governor before election

George Nigh
Democratic

Elected Governor

George Nigh
Democratic

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

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

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1][2]
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

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[1][2]
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

Endorsements

George Nigh (D)
Labor Unions

Results

1982 Oklahoma gubernatorial election[1][2]
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

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d "1982 results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. pp. 1, 3, 9.
  2. ^ a b c d Slater, Lee, ed. (1982). State of Oklahoma Election Results and Statistics 1982. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  3. ^ "Auto Workers Support Nigh, 2 Corporation Commission Candidates". The Oklahoman. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
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