Elections / 1978 · Governor · TN
Tennessee — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorTennessee · GovernorLamar AlexanderR+11.7
Candidates
Tennessee 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Lamar Alexander✓Republican661,95955.8%
- Jake ButcherDemocratic523,49544.2%
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+13.0Governor 1978R+11.7vs. baselineR+24.7
Tennessee's 1978 governor race ran 24.7 points more Republican than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978TN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.