1982 Idaho gubernatorial election

The 1982 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 2. Incumbent Democrat John V. Evans narrowly defeated Republican nominee Phil Batt with 50.64% of the vote, the fourth of six consecutive wins for the Democratic party.

1982 Idaho gubernatorial election

November 2, 1982
 
Nominee John V. Evans Phil Batt
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 165,365 161,157
Percentage 50.6% 49.4%

County results
Evans:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Batt:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

John V. Evans
Democratic

Elected Governor

John V. Evans
Democratic

Evans served nearly ten years as governor, then ran for the U.S. Senate in 1986. Batt ran again for governor twelve years later in 1994 and won.

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