1982 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1982 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democrat J. Joseph Garrahy defeated Republican nominee Vincent Marzullo with 73.30% of the vote.

1982 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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Nominee J. Joseph Garrahy Vincent Marzullo Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 247,208 79,602 Percentage 73.30% 23.60%

County results Municipality results Garrahy:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election J. Joseph Garrahy Democratic Elected Governor J. Joseph Garrahy Democratic

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• J. Joseph Garrahy, incumbent governor (Democratic)
• Vincent Marzullo, director of the governor's Energy Office, 1978 nominee for lieutenant governor in 1978 (Republican)

Other candidates

• Hilary R. Salk, Citizens
• Peter Van Daam, Independent

Results

1982 Rhode Island gubernatorial election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	J. Joseph Garrahy (incumbent)	247,208	73.30%
	Republican	Vincent Marzullo	79,602	23.60%
	Citizens	Hilary R. Salk	7,033	2.09%
	Independent	Peter Van Daam	3,405	1.01%
Majority			167,606
Turnout			337,259
	Democratic hold		Swing