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Elections in Tennessee |
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The 1978 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Although the Tennessee State Constitution had been amended in early 1978 to allow a governor to succeed himself, Incumbent Democratic governor Ray Blanton chose not to seek re-election. Republican Lamar Alexander once again ran for governor. In the general election, Alexander defeated Democratic nominee Jake Butcher with 55.8% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on August 3, 1978. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jake Butcher | 320,329 | 40.91 | |
Democratic | Bob Clement | 288,577 | 36.86 | |
Democratic | Richard Fulton | 122,101 | 15.60 | |
Democratic | Roger Murray | 40,871 | 5.22 | |
Democratic | Shelley Stiles | 6,325 | 0.81 | |
Democratic | Bill Jacox | 2,010 | 0.26 | |
Democratic | William K. Jackson | 1,365 | 0.17 | |
Democratic | Ben Miller | 1,317 | 0.17 | |
Total votes | 782,895 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lamar Alexander | 230,922 | 85.97 | |
Republican | Harold Sterling | 34,037 | 12.67 | |
Republican | John H. Harper | 2,527 | 0.94 | |
Republican | Hubert David Patty | 1,132 | 0.42 | |
Total votes | 268,618 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Lamar Alexander | 661,959 | 55.84% | +12.07% | |
Democratic | Jake Butcher | 523,495 | 44.16% | −11.28% | |
Majority | 138,464 | ||||
Turnout | 1,189,695 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |
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