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Arkansas — 1978 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1978 · GovernorArkansas · GovernorBill ClintonD+26.7
Candidates
Arkansas 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Bill Clinton✓Democratic335,10163.4%
- Lynn LoweRepublican193,74636.6%
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+30.0Governor 1978D+26.7vs. baselineR+3.3
Arkansas's 1978 governor race ran 3.3 points more Republican than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978AR
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.