1982Final results
1982 election for South Carolina Governor
Governor · South Carolina
Richard W. Riley (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating W. D. Workman III (R) by 39.6 points.
Richard W. RileyDemocrat · winner
69.8%468,819
W. D. Workman IIIRepublican
30.2%202,806
671,625 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