Nevada — 1978 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1978 · GovernorNevada · GovernorRobert ListR+16.5
Candidates
Nevada 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Robert List✓Republican108,09756.2%
- Robert E. RoseDemocratic76,36139.7%
- Other candidatesOther7,9874.2%
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. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+4.4Governor 1978R+16.5vs. baselineR+12.1
Nevada's 1978 governor race ran 12.1 points more Republican than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978NV
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.