The 1982 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent

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Richard Lamm Richard Douglas Lamm (August 3, 1935 – July 29, 2021) was an American politician, writer, and attorney. He served three terms as the 38th Governor of Colorado as a Democrat (1975–1987) and ran for the Reform Party's nomination for Pre ...

defeated Republican nominee John Fuhr with 65.69% of the vote.

Primary elections

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were held on September 14, 1982.

Democratic primary

Candidates

, incumbent

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Results

Republican primary

Candidates

* John Fuhr, former

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Results

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates *Richard Lamm, Democratic *John Fuhr, Republican Other candidates *Paul K. Grant, Libertarian *Earl F. Dodge Jr., Prohibition *Alan Gummerson, Socialist Workers

Results

References

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Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...