Elections / 1978 · Governor · NV
Nevada — 1978 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1978 · GovernorNevada · GovernorRobert ListR+17.2
Candidates
Nevada 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Robert List✓Republican108,09758.6%
- Robert E. RoseDemocratic76,36141.4%
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 1976R+4.4Governor 1978R+17.2vs. baselineR+12.8
Nevada's 1978 governor race ran 12.8 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.