Elections / 1978 · Governor · MI
Michigan — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorMichigan · GovernorWilliam MillikenR+13.7
Candidates
Michigan 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- William Milliken✓Republican1,628,48556.8%
- William B. Fitzgerald Jr.Democratic1,237,25643.2%
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+5.4Governor 1978R+13.7vs. baselineR+8.3
Michigan's 1978 governor race ran 8.3 points more Republican than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978MI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.