Elections / 1978 · Governor · IA
Iowa — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorIowa · GovernorRobert D. RayR+17.5
Candidates
Iowa 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Robert D. Ray✓Republican491,71358.7%
- Jerome D. FitzgeraldDemocratic345,51941.3%
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 1976R+1.0Governor 1978R+17.5vs. baselineR+16.5
Iowa's 1978 governor race ran 16.5 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.