1982Final results
1982 election for Oklahoma Governor
Governor · Oklahoma
George Nigh (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Tom Daxon (R) by 24.5 points.
George NighDemocrat · winner
62.3%548,159
Tom DaxonRepublican
37.7%332,207
880,366 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