Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1982

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1982
1980 ←
 November 2, 1982
 → 1984
 
Nominee Bill Clinton Frank D. White
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 431,855 357,496
Percentage 54.71 45.29
Election results by county
Governor before election

Frank D. White
Republican

 Elected Governor

Bill Clinton
Democratic
Elections in Arkansas

The Arkansas gubernatorial election of 1982 was the second since Reconstruction in which an incumbent was defeated.

One-term Democratic Governor of Arkansas Bill Clinton regained the position after having narrowly been defeated by Republican Frank D. White at the previous election. Clinton continued to serve until he was elected President of the United States in 1992.

Contents

Democratic nomination

Republican nomination

Campaign

Bill Clinton, one of the youngest ex-governors in the nation, at the age of 36, was running to reclaim his political career. Frank White easily won renomination from the Republican party. The rematch was a feisty one, and Clinton won the election, and would run again in 1986, 1990, until his presidential victory in November 1992.

Result

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Frank D. White 357,496 45.29%
Democratic Bill Clinton 431,855 54.71%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

Source: http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28234

References

Arkansas gubernatorial elections (1966-present)

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