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United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 7, 1978, in 36 states and two territories. TheRepublicans had a net gain of six seats, Democrats sustained a net loss of five seats, and there would be no governors of any other parties following these elections.
This was the first year in whichIllinois held a gubernatorial election in a midterm election year since 1846. The state of Illinois moved its gubernatorial election date from presidential election years to midterm congressional election years. This election coincided with theSenate and theHouse elections.
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| Alabama | George Wallace | Democratic | 1962 1966(term-limited) 1970 | Incumbent term-limited. New governorelected. Democratic hold. |
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| Alaska | Jay Hammond | Republican | 1974 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Arizona | Bruce Babbitt | Democratic | 1978[a] | Incumbentelected to full term. |
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| Arkansas | David Pryor | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent retired. New governorelected. Democratic hold. |
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| California | Jerry Brown | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Colorado | Richard Lamm | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Connecticut | Ella Grasso | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Florida | Reubin Askew | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent term-limited. New governorelected. Democratic hold. |
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| Georgia | George Busbee | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Hawaii | George Ariyoshi | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Idaho | John Evans | Democratic | 1978[b] | Incumbentelected to full term. |
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| Illinois | James R. Thompson | Republican | 1976 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Iowa | Robert D. Ray | Republican | 1968 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Kansas | Robert F. Bennett | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent lost re-election. New governorelected. Democratic gain. |
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| Maine | James B. Longley | Independent | 1974 | Incumbent retired. New governorelected. Democratic gain. |
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| Maryland | Marvin Mandel (Blair Lee III, acting governor) | Democratic | 1969(special) | Incumbent term-limited. New governorelected. Democratic hold. |
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| Massachusetts | Michael Dukakis | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New governorelected. Democratic hold. |
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| Michigan | William Milliken | Republican | 1969[c] | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Minnesota | Rudy Perpich | Democratic | 1976[d] | Incumbent lost election to full term. New governorelected. Republican gain. |
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| Nebraska | J. James Exon | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent term-limited. New governorelected. Republican gain. |
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| Nevada | Mike O'Callaghan | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent term-limited. New governorelected. Republican gain. |
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| New Hampshire | Meldrim Thomson Jr. | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent lost re-election. New governorelected. Democratic gain. |
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| New Mexico | Jerry Apodaca | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent term-limited. New governorelected. Democratic hold. |
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| New York | Hugh Carey | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Ohio | Jim Rhodes | Republican | 1962 1970(term-limited) 1974 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Oklahoma | David Boren | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent retired. New governorelected. Democratic hold. |
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| Oregon | Robert W. Straub | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent lost re-election. New governorelected. Republican gain. |
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| Pennsylvania | Milton Shapp | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent term-limited. New governorelected. Republican gain. |
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| Rhode Island | J. Joseph Garrahy | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| South Carolina | James B. Edwards | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent term-limited. New governorelected. Democratic gain. |
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| South Dakota | Harvey L. Wollman | Democratic | 1978[e] | Incumbent lost nomination. New governorelected. Republican gain. |
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| Tennessee | Ray Blanton | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent term-limited. New governorelected. Republican gain. |
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| Texas | Dolph Briscoe | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent lost re-nomination. New governorelected. Republican gain. |
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| Vermont | Richard A. Snelling | Republican | 1972 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Wisconsin | Martin J. Schreiber | Democratic | 1977[f] | Incumbent lost election to full term. New governorelected. Republican gain. |
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| Wyoming | Edgar Herschler | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| District of Columbia | Walter Washington | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent lost renomination. New mayorelected. Democratic hold. |
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| Guam | Ricardo Bordallo | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent lost re-election. New governorelected. Republican gain. |
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| U.S. Virgin Island | Juan Francisco Luis | ICM | 1978[g] | Incumbent elected to full term. |
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States where the margin of victory was under 1%:
States where the margin of victory was under 5%:
States where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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 County results James: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Hunt: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978, to elect thegovernor of Alabama.Fob James, a businessman who had switched from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party and campaigned as a "born-again Democrat", won the Democratic primary in an upset over Attorney GeneralBill Baxley. He went on to defeatGuy Hunt in a landslide in the general election. Incumbent DemocratGeorge Wallace was term limited and could not seek a third consecutive term; he later successfully ran again in 1982.
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 Results by state house district Hammond: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% Hickel: 30–40% Croft: 30–40% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978, to elect thegovernor ofAlaska.Republican incumbentJay Hammond defeated four opponents: formerGovernor of Alaska and write-in candidateWally Hickel,Alaska Senator and Democratic nomineeChancy Croft, formerCommissioner of Natural Resources andIndependent candidate Tom Kelly andAlaskan Independence Party nomineeDon Wright. After losing to Hammond in the Republican primary, Hickel ran as a write-in candidate and was able to outperform Croft. RepublicanTom Fink and DemocratJay Kerttula also ran in the open primary.
This was the first time an incumbent Republican governor was re-elected for a second term, and this would not occur again until 2022.
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 County results Babbitt: 50–60% 60–70% Mecham: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978, for the post ofGovernor of Arizona.DemocratBruce Babbitt defeatedRepublican nomineeEvan Mecham. Babbitt was the former Attorney General of Arizona, but after the death of GovernorWesley Bolin, Babbit became governor. Bolin himself ascended to office from the position of Secretary of State, meaning his replacement,Rose Mofford was not eligible to the office as she was not elected. This drama of exchanging office would continue after Babbitt's term came to an end, as Mofford would become governor and succeeded Evan Mecham, Babbitt's challenger, in 1988.
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 County results Clinton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Lowe: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Arkansas gubernatorial election, held on November 7, was the first time that futurepresidentBill Clinton was electedGovernor of Arkansas.
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 County results Congressional district resultsBrown: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Younger: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 California gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 1978. TheDemocratic incumbent,Jerry Brown, defeated theRepublican nomineeAttorney GeneralEvelle J. Younger andindependent candidateEd Clark in a landslide.
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 County results Lamm: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Strickland: 40–50% 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978. IncumbentDemocratRichard Lamm defeatedRepublican nomineeTed L. Strickland with 58.76% of the vote.
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 County results Municipality resultsGrasso: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Moffett: 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday November 7, to elect Governor of Connecticut, Incumbent Governor Ella Grasso and running mate William A. O'Neill defeated Republican candidate Ronald A. Sarasin and running mate Lewis Rome with 59.15% of the vote.
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 County results Graham: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Eckerd: 50-60% 60-70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978.Democratic nomineeBob Graham was elected, defeatingRepublican nomineeJack Eckerd with 55.59% of the vote.
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 County results Busbee: 50–60% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978.George Busbee was re-elected, the first time a Governor of Georgia was re-elected for a second four-year term under the amendment made to the constitution in 1976 and the first time overall after serving a complete first four-year term.
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 County results Ariyoshi: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Hawaii gubernatorial election wasHawaii's sixth gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 7, 1978, and resulted in a victory for theDemocratic candidate,GovernorGeorge Ariyoshi overRepublican candidate,State SenatorJohn R. Leopold[2] and three other candidates. Ariyoshi received more votes than any other candidate in everycounty in the state.[3]
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 County results Evans: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Larsen: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 7, and incumbentDemocratJohn Evans defeatedRepublican nomineeAllan Larsen with 58.75% of the vote.
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 County results Thompson: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Bakalis: 40–50% 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 1978.[4] RepublicanJames R. Thompson easily won a second term in office, defeating Democratic nomineeMichael Bakalis by nearly 600,000 votes.
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 County results Ray: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Fitzgerald: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978. IncumbentRepublicanRobert D. Ray defeatedDemocratic nomineeJerome D. Fitzgerald with 58.32% of the vote.
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 County results Carlin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Bennett: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978.Democratic nomineeJohn W. Carlin defeated incumbentRepublicanRobert Frederick Bennett with 49.4% of the vote.
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 County results Brennan: 40–50% 50–60% Palmer: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978. IncumbentIndependentGovernorJames B. Longley had promised to not seek a second term when he waselected in 1974, and held true to his pledge. FormerState SenatorJoseph E. Brennan of theDemocratic Party defeated both challengerRepublicanLinwood E. Palmer Jr. and right-wingindependent candidate Herman Frankland.Richard Carey unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination, whileCharles Cragin unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination.
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 County results Hughes: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80–90% Beall: 50-60% 60-70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978.Democratic nomineeHarry Hughes defeatedRepublican nomineeJohn Glenn Beall Jr. with 70.62% of the vote.
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 County results Municipality resultsKing: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Hatch: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Tie: 40–50% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978. FormerMassachusetts Port Authority executive directorEdward J. King was elected to a four-year term, from January 4, 1979, until January 6, 1983.[6] King won the Democratic nomination by defeating incumbentgovernor of MassachusettsMichael Dukakis in the Democratic primary.[7]
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 County results Milliken: 50–60% 60–70% 70-80% Fitzgerald: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent RepublicanWilliam Milliken was elected to a third term as Michigan Governor.
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 County results Quie: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978.Independent-Republican Party candidate U.S. House RepAl Quie defeatedMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party incumbentRudy Perpich.
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 County results Thone: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Whelan: 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978, and featuredU.S. RepresentativeCharles Thone, aRepublican, defeatingDemocratic nominee,Lieutenant GovernorGerald T. Whelan. Incumbent GovernorJ. James Exon, a Democrat, was barred from seeking a third term. Exon was elected to the U.S. Senate that same day.
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 County results List: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Rose: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Nevada gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democratic governorMike O'Callaghan wasterm limited. Republican nomineeRobert List was electedGovernor of Nevada, defeating Democratic nomineeRobert E. Rose.Jack Lund Schofield unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.
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 County results Municipality resultsGallen: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Thomson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Brewster: >90% No Data/Vote: | |||||||||||||||||
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The1978 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978. IncumbentRepublican governorMeldrim Thomson Jr., who defeated former governorWesley Powell for the Republican nomination, ran for a fourth term in office, but was defeated by former State RepresentativeHugh Gallen.
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 County results King: 50–60% 60–70% Skeen: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1978 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978, in order to elect theGovernor of New Mexico. Due toterm limits, incumbent DemocratJerry Apodaca was ineligible to seek a second term as governor.Bruce King, a member of the Democratic Party who had previously served as governor from 1971 to 1975, won the open seat.
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 County results Carey: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978 to elect theGovernor andLieutenant Governor of New York. It was the first reelection of a Democratic governor in New York since1938.
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 County results Rhodes: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Celeste: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978. IncumbentRepublicanJim Rhodes defeatedDemocratic nomineeDick Celeste with 49.31% of the vote.
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 County results Nigh: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Shotts: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978, to elect the nextgovernor of Oklahoma. IncumbentDemocratic governorDavid Boren chose not to run for re-election to a second term in office. Instead, Boren decided to run for theUnited States Senate. Former governor, and sitting lieutenant governorGeorge Nigh was elected, defeatingRepublican nominee Ron Shotts.
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 County results Atiyeh: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Straub: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978. In a rematch of the1974 contest, Republican nomineeVictor Atiyeh defeated Democratic incumbentRobert Straub to win the election.
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 County results Thornburgh: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Flaherty: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent GovernorMilton Shapp was constitutionally ineligible to run for a third consecutive term in office.RepublicanDick Thornburgh defeatedDemocratPete Flaherty in the general election.
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 County results Municipality resultsGarrahy: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Almond: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978. IncumbentDemocratJ. Joseph Garrahy defeatedRepublican nominee and future governorLincoln Almond with 62.79% of the vote.
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 County results Riley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Young: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1978 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978 to select thegovernor of the state ofSouth Carolina.Richard Riley, theDemocratic nominee, defeatedRepublicanEdward Lunn Young and became the111th governor ofSouth Carolina.
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 County results Janklow: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% McKellips: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978, to elect aGovernor of South Dakota.Republican nomineeBill Janklow was elected, defeatingDemocratic nomineeRoger D. McKellips.
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 County results Alexander: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Butcher: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978, to elect the nextgovernor of Tennessee. Although theTennessee State Constitution had been amended in early 1978 to allow a governor to succeed himself, IncumbentDemocratic governorRay Blanton chose not to seek re-election amid several scandals.RepublicanLamar Alexander once again ran for governor. In the general election, Alexander defeatedDemocratic nomineeJake Butcher with 55.8% of the vote.
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 County results Clements: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Hill: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Compeán: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978, to elect thegovernor of Texas. In a surprising upset,RepublicanBill Clements was narrowly elected overDemocratic State Attorney GeneralJohn Luke Hill, winning 50% of the vote to Hill's 49%. In doing so, Clements became the first Republican to be elected governor sinceReconstruction in 1869.
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 County results Municipality resultsSnelling: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90% Granai: 40-50% 50-60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent RepublicanRichard Snelling ran successfully for a second term asGovernor of Vermont, defeating Democratic candidateEdwin Granai. As of 2014[update], this was the most recentVermont gubernatorial election in which both major party candidates are now deceased.[8]
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 County results Dreyfus: 50–60% 60–70% Schreiber: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978.RepublicanLee S. Dreyfus won the election with 54% of the vote, winning his first term as Governor of Wisconsin and defeating incumbentDemocratMartin J. Schreiber.[9]Bob Kasten unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination.
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 County results Herschler: 50–60% 60–70% Ostlund: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democratic GovernorEdgar Herschler ran for re-election to a second term. After winning a contested Democratic primary, he advanced to the general election, where he faced former State Senator John Ostlund, the Republican nominee. Despite the strong Republican performancenationwide, Herschler's personal popularity allowed him to narrowly win re-election to Ostlund, making him the first Democratic Governor to win re-election sinceLester C. Hunt in1946.
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On November 7, 1978,Washington, D.C., held the secondelection for its mayor as a result of theDistrict of Columbia Home Rule Act. Theprimary election of theDemocratic Party (the most important contest in the race, as 90% of the District's voters were registered Democrats)[10] took place on Tuesday, September 12, with At-LargeCouncilmanMarion Barry defeating incumbent mayorWalter E. Washington and Council ChairSterling Tucker to become the Democratic nominee for Mayor. Barry defeatedRepublican nomineeArthur Fletcher and two marginal candidates in the general election on November 7, 1978.
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| Democratic | Ricardo Bordallo | {{{votes}}} | 47.9% | |
| Total votes | {{{votes}}} | 100.00 | ||
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| Independent | Juan Francisco Luis | {{{votes}}} | 59.19% | |
| Democratic | Ron de Lugo | {{{votes}}} | 40.81% | |
| Total votes | {{{votes}}} | 100.00 | ||
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