1982 South Carolina gubernatorial election
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The 1982 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. The state constitution was amended by the voters on November 4, 1980 to allow for the governor to serve a second consecutive four-year term. Governor Richard Riley, the popular Democratic incumbent, easily defeated Republican W. D. Workman, Jr. and became the first governor since Thomas Gordon McLeod in 1924 to be elected to a second consecutive term.
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As of 2023[update], this was the last time a Democratic governor won reelection. It was also the last election that a Democrat has carried every county in South Carolina.[original research?]