Elections / 1978 · Governor · PA
Pennsylvania — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorPennsylvania · GovernorDick ThornburghR+6.2
Candidates
Pennsylvania 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Dick Thornburgh✓Republican1,966,04253.1%
- Pete FlahertyDemocratic1,737,88846.9%
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 1976D+2.7Governor 1978R+6.2vs. baselineR+8.8
Pennsylvania's 1978 governor race ran 8.8 points more Republican than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978PA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.