1982 Arkansas gubernatorial election

none related races 1982 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 March 2015 September 2023 1982 Arkansas gubernatorial election Arkansas 1924 presidential no 1980 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1980 1984 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1984 November 2, 1982 File:Gov. Bill Clinton 1983 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) 431,855 54.71% File:Frank D. White 1995 (3x4a).jpg Frank D. White Republican Party (United States) 357,496 45.29% 1982 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsClinton: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%White: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Frank D. White Republican Party (United States) Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) The 1982 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect the governor of Arkansas. Former Democratic governor Bill Clinton regained the position after having narrowly been defeated by Republican candidate Frank D. White at the previous election. Clinton held the position from January 1983 until he resigned after being elected president in 1992. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Governor Bill Clinton, Governor of Arkansas (1979-1981) Eliminated in primary Lieutenant Governor Joe Purcell, former acting governor of Arkansas, 1979, former lieutenant governor 1975-1981; former attorney general 1967-1971. Jim Guy Tucker, former congressman and attorney general Kim Hendren, state senator and automobile dealer Monroe Schwarzlose, retired turkey farmer and perennial candidate Results Democratic primary resultshttp://archive.org/details/gubernatorialele0000unse Gubernatorial elections, 1787-1997 1998 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Internet Archive 978-1-56802-396-0 Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) 236,961 41.8 Joe Purcell Democratic Party (United States) 166,066 29.3 Jim Guy Tucker Democratic Party (United States) 129,362 22.8 566,974The total number of votes is not provided and therefore estimated based on the missing percentage value of 6.1%. 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Frank D. White, incumbent governor Eliminated in primary Marshall Chrisman, farmer and former state representative Connie Voll, nutritionist Results Republican primary results Frank D. White (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 11,111 83.2 Marshall Chrisman Republican Party (United States) 1,410 10.6 Connie Vol Republican Party (United States) 826 6.2 13,347 100.00 Campaign Clinton, one of the youngest ex-governors in the nation at the age of 36,February 2024 was aiming to regain the governorship, having lost the 1980 Arkansas gubernatorial election. Frank White, who had won that election, easily won renomination from the Republican party. White was hurt politically due to several unpopular decisions that he made, and Clinton ran an aggressive campaign.Dillard Tom W. Frank Durward White (1933–2003) http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=125 The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture October 29, 2016 Result Clinton won the election, and was elected again in 1984, 1986, and 1990. He resigned as governor following his presidential victory in November 1992. Arkansas gubernatorial election, 19821982 Arkansas Elections http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/Documents/Historical%20Election%20Results/1982%20Election%20Results.pdf PDF May 1983 Arkansas Secretary of State October 29, 2016 February 11, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170211120106/http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/Documents/Historical dead 36 Democratic Party (United States) Bill Clinton 431,855 54.71% +6.64% Republican Party (United States) Frank D. White (incumbent) 357,496 45.29% -6.64% 789,351 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References 1980s Arkansas Politics United States Gubernatorial Arkansas 1982 Category:November 1982 in the United States Category:May 1982 in the United States Category:June 1982 in the United States Category:Governorships of Bill Clinton