1982 Alabama gubernatorial election

none related races 1982 United States gubernatorial elections February 2021 December 2022 December 2022 1982 Alabama gubernatorial election Alabama Presidential Popular No 1978 Alabama gubernatorial election 1978 1982 11 2 1986 Alabama gubernatorial election 1986 File:WallaceColoredImage(Cropped).jpg George Wallace Democratic Party (United States) 650,538 57.64% Emory M. Folmar (cropped).jpg Emory Folmar Republican Party (United States) 440,815 39.06% 1982 Alabama gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px Results of the gubernatorial election by county County resultsWallace: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Folmar: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% Governor Fob James Democratic Party (United States) George Wallace Democratic Party (United States) The 1982 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Democrat Fob James declined to run for re-election; he later successfully ran again in 1994 as a Republican. The open seat election saw former Democratic governor George Wallace, who narrowly won the Democratic primary, defeat Republican Emory Folmar, the Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama. In the Democratic primary, Wallace received challenges from Lieutenant Governor George McMillan, Speaker of the State House Joe McCorquodale, former governor Jim Folsom, and Reuben McKinley. Because Wallace did not receive a majority of the votes, he advanced to a run-off with McMillan and then narrowly won the Democratic nomination. Montgomery Mayor Emory Folmar went unchallenged for the Republican nomination. Wallace, formerly a notorious segregationist, renounced those views in 1979. On November 2, 1982, Wallace not only won the general election, but also over 90% of the black vote.George C. Wallace (1963-67, 1971-79, 1983-87) http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1676 2023-01-14 Encyclopedia of Alabama enMcCarthy Colman March 17, 1995 George Wallace – From the Heart https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/daily/sept98/wallace031795.htm 14 January 2023 Washington Post Overall, Wallace received 650,538 (57.64%) votes against Folmar's 440,815 (39.06%) votes. Folmar was the last Alabama Republican gubernatorial nominee to have never won a gubernatorial general election. Background Incumbent governor Fob James declined to seek a second term. Shortly after former governor George Wallace survived an assassination attempt in 1972, he renounced his infamous segregationist past, especially for when he stood in front of the school house door at the University of Alabama in 1963, noting that, "I was wrong. Those days are over, and they ought to be over." With Governor James retiring, Wallace decided to run for a fourth non-consecutive term in 1982. Democratic primary Incumbent Democratic Governor Fob James decided to not seek a second term. Candidates Jim Folsom, former governor Joe McCorquodale, Speaker of the State House of Representatives Reuben McKinley George McMillan, lieutenant governor George Wallace, former governor thumb|250px|Primary results by county: #8db8e2 Wallace #deedfb 30–40% #b4d0ec 40–50% #8db8e2 50–60% #679fd7 60–70% #4187cd 70–80% #87be51 McMillan #ddf0ca 30–40% #b1d68d 40–50% #e66f9e McCorquodale #fad6e4 30–40% #e66f9e 50–60% Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7369 AL Governor, 1982 - D Primary Our Campaigns 30 May 2021 George Wallace Democratic Party (United States) 425,469 42.53 George McMillan Democratic Party (United States) 296,271 29.62 Joe McCorquodale Democratic Party (United States) 250,614 25.05 Jim Folsom Democratic Party (United States) 17,333 1.73 Reuben McKinley Democratic Party (United States) 10,617 1.06 1,000,304 100.00 thumb|250px|Runoff results by county: #8db8e2 Wallace #8db8e2 50–60% #679fd7 60–70% #4187cd 70–80% #87be51 McMillan #87be51 50–60% #63a61f 60–70% #387100 80–90% Democratic runoff resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7403 AL Governor, 1982 - D Runoff Our Campaigns 30 May 2021 George Wallace Democratic Party (United States) 512,203 51.19 George McMillan Democratic Party (United States) 488,444 48.81 1,000,647 100.00 Republican primary Emory M. Folmar won the Republican Party primary without any opposition. Election results George Wallace Democratic Party 650538 Emory M. Folmar Republican Party 440815 Leo Suiter Alabama Conservative 17936 Henry Klingler Libertarian Party 7671 John Jackson Alabama National Democrat 4693 John Dyer Prohibition Party 4364 Martin J. Boyers Socialist Workers 2578 References http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7393 1982 Gubernatorial Alabama Category:George Wallace