1982Final results
1982 election for Maryland Governor
Governor · Maryland
Harry R. Hughes (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Pascal (R) by 24.0 points.
Harry R. HughesDemocrat · winner
62.0%705,910
Robert A. PascalRepublican
38.0%432,826
1,138,736 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