First Primary Election, September 7, 1982
| Total Registered Voters |
149,822 |
| Total Ballots Cast |
43,618 |
29.1% |
DEMOCRATIC
State
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
| Bob Graham/W. Mixon |
18,828 |
81.6% |
| Fred Kuhn/J. Latham |
2,653 |
11.5% |
| Robert P. Kunst/G. Bryant |
1,572 |
6.8% |
Attorney General
| Fred Goldstein |
5,326 |
22.6% |
| Jim Smith |
18,167 |
77.3% |
Comptroller
| Ralph Haben |
8,977 |
37.2% |
| Gerald Lewis |
15,116 |
62.7% |
Legislative
State Representative, District 77
| Bill Beck |
470 |
49.0% |
| Irlo (Bud) Bronson |
246 |
25.6% |
| Alan C. Starling |
243 |
25.3% |
State Representative, District 78
| John J. Avril |
17 |
45.9% |
| Victor (Vic) Culbertson |
20 |
54.0% |
County
County Commissioner, District 2
| John A. Hurdle |
8,069 |
31.9% |
| Theo York |
17,207 |
68.0% |
County Commissioner, District 4
| Ron Kool |
13,721 |
55.1% |
| Lee Wenner |
11,151 |
44.8% |
School Board, District 1
| Frank Burkett |
10,237 |
42.8% |
| Robbie Goss |
13,675 |
57.1% |
School Board, District 2
| Esther Baker |
9,785 |
39.9% |
| Jim Fayed |
5,407 |
22.0% |
| Sandra M. Goforth |
9,308 |
37.9% |
School Board, District 5
| Bill Baker |
15,088 |
65.3% |
| Tyce Flake |
8,000 |
34.6% |
Canaveral Port Authority, District 1
| Jerry W. Allender |
8,973 |
61.7% |
| R. A. (Doc) Cutter |
5,567 |
38.2% |
Canaveral Port Authority, District 3
| James H. (Jim) Clendinen |
5,348 |
36.9% |
| Tom Newbern |
9,114 |
63.0% |
REPUBLICAN
Congressional
United States Senator
| David H. Bludworth |
4,486 |
30.5% |
| Van B. Poole |
6,948 |
47.3% |
| George Snyder |
3,243 |
22.0% |
State
Governor and Lieutentant Governor
| Skip Bafalis/L. Callahan |
12,526 |
84.6% |
| Vernon Davids/W. Davids |
2,270 |
15.3% |
Legislative
State Representative, District 33
| Bain Culton |
1,749 |
35.1% |
| Marilyn Evans-Jones |
3,221 |
64.8% |
State Representative, District 34
| Jim Lavigne |
316 |
33.2% |
| Carl Selph |
634 |
66.7% |
County
County Commissioner, District 2
| Rex Holmlin |
4,930 |
33.7% |
| William H. Patterson |
9,664 |
66.2% |
School Board, District 1
| Frank E. Williams |
7,117 |
49.5% |
| William H. Patterson |
7,241 |
50.4% |
NONPARTISAN
Judicial
Circuit Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit, Group 1
| Irving B. Gussow |
8,091 |
22.0% |
| Kenneth M. Leffler |
28,637 |
77.9% |
Circuit Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit, Group 3
| Eugene (Gene) Collier |
8,374 |
21.3% |
| Edward M. Jackson |
11,961 |
30.4% |
| Franklin D. Kelley |
5,202 |
13.2% |
| Jere E. Lober |
13,719 |
34.9% |
City of Cocoa Beach
Referendum - Building Height Limit
| For |
2,085 |
89.7% |
| Against |
237 |
10.2% |
City of West Melbourne
Referendum - Expanded Police Powers
| For |
628 |
85.6% |
| Against |
105 |
14.3% |