List of people executed in the United States, 1976–1983

Eleven people, all male, were executed in the United States between 1976–1983, seven by electrocution, two by gas chamber, one by lethal injection, and one by firing squad. Gary Mark Gilmore was the first person to be executed since the U.S. death penalty reinstatement in 1976, and the first overall since Luis Monge in 1967. John Spenkelink, meanwhile, was the first person to be involuntarily executed since Aaron Mitchell, also in 1967. 1982 saw the first execution in the U.S. to use lethal injection with the execution of Charles Brooks Jr.

List of people executed in the United States between 1976–1983 Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method At execution At offense Age difference 1 January 17, 1977 36 35 1MaleWhite Utah Firing squad 2 May 25, 1979 30 23 7 Florida Electrocution 3 October 22, 1979 46 44 2 Nevada Gas chamber 4 March 9, 1981 24 22 IndianaElectrocution 5 August 10, 1982 38 34 4 Virginia 6 December 7, 1982 40 6 Black Texas Lethal injection 7 April 22, 1983 33 27 White Alabama Electrocution 8 September 2, 1983 34 7 Mississippi Gas chamber 9 November 30, 1983 36 25 11 FloridaElectrocution 10 December 14, 1983 31 26 5 Black Louisiana 11 December 15, 1983 53 43 10 WhiteGeorgia Average: 36 years 31 years 6 years

Demographics Gender Male 11 Female 0 Ethnicity White 9 Black 2 State Florida 2 Alabama 1 Georgia 1 Indiana 1 Louisiana 1 Mississippi 1 Nevada 1 Texas 1 Utah 1 Virginia 1 Method Electrocution 7 Gas chamber 2 Firing squad 1 Lethal injection 1 Month January 1 February 0 March 1 April 1 May 1 June 0 July 0 August 1 September 1 October 1 November 1 December 3 Age 20–29 1 30–39 7 40–49 2 50–59 1 Total 11 100%

Executions in recent years Number of executions 1984 21 1976–1983 11 1965–1972 10 Total 42

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