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The 1978 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978. William Milliken was elected to his third term as Michigan Governor.
William Grawn Milliken, is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Michigan as a member of the Republican Party. He is the longest serving governor in Michigan history, serving from 1969 to 1983.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | William Milliken (incumbent) | 1,628,485 | 56.80 | ||
| Democratic | William B. Fitzgerald, Jr. | 1,237,256 | 43.15 | ||
| others | write-ins | 1,471 | 0.05 | ||
| Majority | 2,867,212 | ||||
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Sander Martin Levin is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2019, representing Michigan's 9th congressional district. Levin, a member of the Democratic Party from Michigan, is a former ranking member on the House Ways and Means Committee; he was Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee from 2010 to 2011. He is the older brother of former U.S. Senator Carl Levin.
Earl Farwell Dodge, Jr. was a long-term temperance movement leader and a politician of the Prohibition Party, from the U.S. state of Colorado.
The 1978 United States Senate elections in the middle of Democratic President Jimmy Carter's term. Thirteen seats changed hands between parties. The Democrats at first lost a net of two seats to the Republicans, and then one more in a special election. Democrats nevertheless retained a 58-41 majority.
William Duncan Schuette is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 53rd Attorney General of Michigan from January 1st, 2011 to January 1st, 2019 He was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Governor of Michigan in the 2018 gubernatorial election, losing to Democrat Gretchen Whitmer.
Brenda Lulenar Lawrence is an American Democratic politician and member of the United States House of Representatives who previously served as the Mayor of Southfield, Michigan from 2001 to 2015. The Democratic nominee for Oakland County Executive in 2008 and for lieutenant governor in 2010, she was elected U.S. Representative for Michigan's 14th congressional district in 2014. The district includes most of eastern Detroit, and stretches west to take in portions of Oakland County, including Lawrence's home in Southfield.
The 1982 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982.
The Michigan gubernatorial election of 1986 was held on November 4.
The 1978 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 5, 1978. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator James Eastland decided to retire. Republican Thad Cochran won the open seat.
The 1996 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Levin won re-election to a fourth term.
The 1978 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 7, 1978.
The 1978 Hawaii gubernatorial election was Hawaii's sixth gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 7, 1978, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic candidate, Governor George Ariyoshi over Republican candidate, State Senator John R. Leopold and three other candidates. Ariyoshi received more votes than any other candidate in every county in the state.
Gubernatorial elections were held in Illinois on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Governor Dan Walker lost renomination in favor of Secretary of State Michael J. Howlett, who was a Daley ally. Howlett then lost the general election to Republican James R. Thompson. This election was for a two-year term which would synchronize future gubernatorial elections with midterm election years, rather than presidential election years.
The 1978 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978, to elect a Governor of South Dakota. Republican nominee Bill Janklow was elected, defeating Democratic nominee Roger D. McKellips.
The 1954 Michigan gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1954, to elect the governor of Michigan.
The 1970 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Republican William Milliken won the election, defeating Democrat Sander Levin.
The 1978 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Due to term limits, incumbent Democrat Jerry Apodaca was ineligible to seek a second term as Governor.
United States gubernatorial elections were held 6 November 1962 in 35 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on 8 November 1960, in 27 states concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1958, in 34 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections, on November 4, 1958. Alaska held its first gubernatorial election on achieving statehood.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1920, in 35 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election, on November 2, 1920.
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