1982 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

The 1982 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat George Nigh won re-election by a substantial majority over the Republican, former State Auditor and Inspector Tom Daxon. This is the most recent gubernatorial election in which a candidate carried every county in the state. With Nigh's victory, he became the first Oklahoma governor to serve two consecutive terms. == Primary election == Primary elections were held on August 24, 1982 with runoffs occurring on September 21, 1982, although no runoffs were required in the gubernatorial race. === Democratic party === ==== Candidates ==== Howard L. Bell George Nigh, incumbent governor ==== Results ==== === Republican party === ==== Candidates ==== Tom Daxon, Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector Don House Neal A. McCaleb, minority leader of Oklahoma House of Representatives ==== Results ==== == General election == === Endorsements === === Results === === Results by county === This is the most recent gubernatorial election in which Beaver County and Texas County have backed the Democratic candidate. ==== Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic ==== Alfalfa Beaver Beckham Blaine Canadian Cimarron Cleveland Custer Dewey Ellis Garfield Grant Harper Kay Kingfisher Lincoln Logan Major Noble Oklahoma Roger Mills Tulsa Washington Washita Woods Woodward == References ==