Elections / 1978 · Governor · WI
Wisconsin — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorWisconsin · GovernorLee S. DreyfusR+9.5
Candidates
Wisconsin 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Lee S. Dreyfus✓Republican816,05654.8%
- Martin J. SchreiberDemocratic673,81345.2%
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+1.7Governor 1978R+9.5vs. baselineR+11.2
Wisconsin's 1978 governor race ran 11.2 points more Republican than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978WI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.