Elections / 1978 · Governor · AZ
Arizona — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorArizona · GovernorBruce BabbittD+7.9
Candidates
Arizona 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Bruce Babbitt✓Democratic282,60554.0%
- Evan MechamRepublican241,09346.0%
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 1976R+16.6Governor 1978D+7.9vs. baselineD+24.5
Arizona's 1978 governor race ran 24.5 points more Democratic than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978AZ
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.