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Nebraska — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorNebraska · GovernorCharles ThoneR+11.9
Candidates
Nebraska 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Charles Thone✓Republican275,47356.0%
- Gerald T. WhelanDemocratic216,75444.0%
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+20.7Governor 1978R+11.9vs. baselineD+8.8
Nebraska's 1978 governor race ran 8.8 points more Democratic than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978NE
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.