1982Final results
1982 election for Alabama Governor
Governor · Alabama
George C. Wallace (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Emory Folmar (R) by 19.2 points.
George C. WallaceDemocrat · winner
59.6%650,538
Emory FolmarRepublican
40.4%440,815
1,091,353 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET