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1982 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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Field	Value
election_name	1982 Arkansas gubernatorial election
country	Arkansas
flag_year	1924
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1980 Arkansas gubernatorial election
previous_year	1980
next_election	1984 Arkansas gubernatorial election
next_year	1984
election_date	November 2, 1982
<!-- Bill Clinton -->	image1	File:Gov. Bill Clinton 1983 (cropped).jpg
image_size	150x150px
nominee1	Bill Clinton
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1	431,855
percentage1	54.71%
<!-- Frank D. White -->	image2	File:Frank D. White 1995 (3x4a).jpg
nominee2	Frank D. White
party2	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2	357,496
percentage2	45.29%
map_image	1982 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
map_size	210px
map_caption	County results
Clinton:
White:
title	Governor
before_election	Frank D. White
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Bill Clinton
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

Clinton:
White:

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. As of , this is the last time that an incumbent governor of Arkansas lost re-election.

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Frank D. White, incumbent governor

Eliminated in primary

Marshall Chrisman, farmer and former state representative
Connie Voll, nutritionist

Results

Campaign

Clinton, one of the youngest ex-governors in the nation at the age of 36, 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.

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.

References

(1998). "Gubernatorial elections, 1787-1997". Congressional Quarterly.
"Frank Durward White (1933–2003)". [[Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture.
(May 1983). "1982 Arkansas Elections". Arkansas Secretary of State.

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