1978 Nevada gubernatorial election

Election for the Governor of Nevada

1978 Nevada gubernatorial election

← 1974 November 7, 1978 (1978-11-07) 1982 →
 
Nominee Robert List Robert E. Rose
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 108,097 76,361
Percentage 56.2% 39.7%

County results
List:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Rose:      50–60%

Governor before election

Mike O'Callaghan
Democratic

Elected Governor

Robert List
Republican

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The 1978 Nevada gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democratic governor Mike O'Callaghan was term limited. Republican nominee Robert List was elected Governor of Nevada, defeating Democratic nominee Robert E. Rose. Jack Lund Schofield unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.

Results

Nevada gubernatorial election, 1978[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert List 108,097 56.17%
Democratic Robert E. Rose 76,361 39.68%
Independent American Thomas F. Jefferson 3,282 1.71%
None of These Candidates 3,218 1.67%
Libertarian John W. Grayson, Jr. 1,487 0.77%
Total votes 192,445 100
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

References

  1. ^ "1978 General Election Returns". Nevada Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
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