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

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defeated

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nominee John Fuhr with 65.69% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 14, 1982.

Democratic primary

Candidates

, incumbent

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Results

Republican primary

Candidates

* John Fuhr, former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives

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 (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...