Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 2, 1982 General Election
Official Results
Governor & Cabinet
| Secretary of State |
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| County | George Firestone (DEM) |
Jim Smith (REP) |
|
| Alachua | 17,975 | 9,170 | |
| Baker | 1,789 | 664 | |
| Bay | 11,755 | 7,774 | |
| Bradford | 2,924 | 1,266 | |
| Brevard | 41,561 | 39,954 | |
| Broward | 189,018 | 119,519 | |
| Calhoun | 1,888 | 688 | |
| Charlotte | 11,140 | 14,049 | |
| Citrus | 11,057 | 8,369 | |
| Clay | 6,428 | 5,551 | |
| Collier | 9,080 | 17,451 | |
| Columbia | 4,359 | 2,725 | |
| Desoto | 2,418 | 1,621 | |
| Dixie | 1,598 | 404 | |
| Duval | 66,653 | 42,269 | |
| Escambia | 29,441 | 15,965 | |
| Flagler | 2,683 | 1,731 | |
| Franklin | 1,215 | 578 | |
| Gadsden | 5,464 | 2,130 | |
| Gilchrist | 1,315 | 506 | |
| Glades | 1,049 | 517 | |
| Gulf | 1,856 | 792 | |
| Hamilton | 1,134 | 583 | |
| Hardee | 2,173 | 1,285 | |
| Hendry | 2,453 | 1,349 | |
| Hernando | 11,057 | 8,857 | |
| Highlands | 7,875 | 7,332 | |
| Hillsborough | 89,128 | 56,915 | |
| Holmes | 2,306 | 1,127 | |
| Indian River | 8,629 | 10,431 | |
| Jackson | 5,697 | 2,895 | |
| Jefferson | 1,851 | 934 | |
| Lafayette | 1,181 | 433 | |
| Lake | 13,110 | 16,630 | |
| Lee | 40,397 | 41,592 | |
| Leon | 25,845 | 13,900 | |
| Levy | 2,993 | 1,791 | |
| Liberty | 841 | 420 | |
| Madison | 2,812 | 1,175 | |
| Manatee | 23,256 | 26,172 | |
| Marion | 15,609 | 15,100 | |
| Martin | 10,338 | 14,238 | |
| Miami-Dade | 220,831 | 116,728 | |
| Monroe | 8,619 | 5,736 | |
| Nassau | 3,592 | 2,061 | |
| Okaloosa | 11,636 | 11,303 | |
| Okeechobee | 2,687 | 1,649 | |
| Orange | 49,853 | 49,574 | |
| Osceola | 6,963 | 7,193 | |
| Palm Beach | 116,762 | 88,232 | |
| Pasco | 41,503 | 34,670 | |
| Pinellas | 125,561 | 132,872 | |
| Polk | 40,004 | 30,668 | |
| Putnam | 7,117 | 3,780 | |
| Santa Rosa | 8,301 | 5,154 | |
| Sarasota | 32,125 | 46,765 | |
| Seminole | 19,161 | 22,736 | |
| St. Johns | 6,509 | 5,532 | |
| St. Lucie | 13,294 | 11,888 | |
| Sumter | 2,772 | 1,640 | |
| Suwannee | 3,173 | 1,788 | |
| Taylor | 2,326 | 1,434 | |
| Union | 1,002 | 437 | |
| Volusia | 35,634 | 26,797 | |
| Wakulla | 2,129 | 1,103 | |
| Walton | 3,636 | 1,710 | |
| Washington | 2,543 | 1,483 | |
| Total | 1,459,084 | 1,129,785 | |
| % Votes | 56.4% | 43.6% | |