Elections / 1978 · Governor · RI
Rhode Island — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorRhode Island · GovernorJ. Joseph GarrahyD+32.1
Candidates
Rhode Island 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- J. Joseph Garrahy✓Democratic197,38662.8%
- Lincoln AlmondRepublican96,59630.7%
- Joseph A. Doorley Jr.Independent politician20,3816.5%
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+11.3Governor 1978D+32.1vs. baselineD+20.8
Rhode Island's 1978 governor race ran 20.8 points more Democratic than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978RI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.