South Carolina — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorSouth Carolina · GovernorRichard RileyD+23.6
Candidates
South Carolina 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Richard Riley✓Democratic384,89861.4%
- Edward Lunn YoungRepublican236,94637.8%
- Other candidatesOther5,3380.9%
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. 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+13.1Governor 1978D+23.6vs. baselineD+10.5
South Carolina's 1978 governor race ran 10.5 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.