Elections / 1978 · Governor · SC
South Carolina — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorSouth Carolina · GovernorRichard RileyD+23.8
Candidates
South Carolina 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Richard Riley✓Democratic384,89861.9%
- Edward Lunn YoungRepublican236,94638.1%
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+13.1Governor 1978D+23.8vs. baselineD+10.7
South Carolina's 1978 governor race ran 10.7 points more Democratic than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978SC
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.