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Alabama — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorAlabama · GovernorFob JamesD+47.4
Candidates
Alabama 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Fob James✓Democratic551,78673.7%
- H. Guy HuntRepublican196,96326.3%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1976D+13.1Governor 1978D+47.4vs. baselineD+34.3
Alabama's 1978 governor race ran 34.3 points more Democratic than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978AL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.