1982Final results
1982 election for Florida Governor
Governor · Florida
Bob Graham (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating L. A. Bafalis (R) by 29.4 points.
Bob GrahamDemocrat · winner
64.7%1,739,553
L. A. BafalisRepublican
35.3%949,013
2,688,566 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