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New Hampshire — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorNew Hampshire · GovernorHugh GallenD+4.2
Candidates
New Hampshire 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Hugh Gallen✓Democratic133,13352.1%
- Meldrim Thomson Jr.Republican122,46447.9%
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+11.3Governor 1978D+4.2vs. baselineD+15.5
New Hampshire's 1978 governor race ran 15.5 points more Democratic than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978NH
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.