Elections / 1978 · Governor · MD
Maryland — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorMaryland · GovernorHarry HughesD+41.2
Candidates
Maryland 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Harry Hughes✓Democratic705,91070.6%
- John Glenn Beall Jr.Republican293,63529.4%
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+6.1Governor 1978D+41.2vs. baselineD+35.2
Maryland's 1978 governor race ran 35.2 points more Democratic than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978MD
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.