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

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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.

Democratic nomination

• Gov. Bill Clinton, Governor of Arkansas 1979-1981
• Lt. Governor Joe Purcell, former Acting Governor of Arkansas, 1979, former Lieutenant Governor 1975-1981

Republican nomination

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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,^{[citation needed]} and Clinton won the election, and would run again in 1986, 1990, until his presidential victory in November 1992.

Result

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

References

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