Pennsylvania — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorPennsylvania · GovernorDick ThornburghR+6.1
Candidates
Pennsylvania 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Dick Thornburgh✓Republican1,966,04252.5%
- Pete FlahertyDemocratic1,737,88846.4%
- Other candidatesOther38,0391.0%
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 1976D+2.7Governor 1978R+6.1vs. 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.