Iowa — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorIowa · GovernorRobert D. RayR+17.3
Candidates
Iowa 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Robert D. Ray✓Republican491,71358.3%
- Jerome D. FitzgeraldDemocratic345,51941.0%
- Other candidatesOther5,9580.7%
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. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+1.0Governor 1978R+17.3vs. baselineR+16.3
Iowa's 1978 governor race ran 16.3 points more Republican than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978IA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.