Oklahoma — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorOklahoma · GovernorGeorge NighD+4.5
Candidates
Oklahoma 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- George Nigh✓Democratic402,24051.7%
- Ron ShottsRepublican367,05547.2%
- Other candidatesOther8,1191.0%
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. 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+1.2Governor 1978D+4.5vs. baselineD+5.7
Oklahoma's 1978 governor race ran 5.7 points more Democratic than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978OK
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.