The 1978 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978, to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. The incumbent, William P. Hobby Jr. ran for re-election to his third term, he was elected against Republican, Gaylord Marshall, whom he had beaten four years earlier. Hobby won the election with 65% of the vote to Marshall's 34%, and was sworn in on January 15, 1979, alongside Texas' first Republican governor since Reconstruction, Bill Clements who had won the concurrent gubernatorial election.
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| Turnout | 38.9%[a][1]  9.4% | ||||||||||||||||
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Primaries
editPrimaries were held on May 6, 1978, and runoffs were held on June 3, 1978, for both parties.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | William P. Hobby Jr. | 1,071,359 | 69.6 | |
| Democratic | John Hill Westbrook | 277,679 | 18.0 | |
| Democratic | James L. "Jim" McNees, Jr. | 138,258 | 9.0 | |
| Democratic | Troy Skates | 51,963 | 3.4 | |
| Total votes | 1,539,259 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Gaylord Marshall | 127,661 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 127,661 | 100.0 | ||
General election Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | William P. Hobby Jr. | 1,434,613 | 64.91 | |
| Republican | Gaylord Marshall | 760,642 | 34.42 | |
| Socialist Workers | Andrea Doorack | 14,855 | 0.67 | |
| Total votes | 2,210,110 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current)". Texas Secretary of State.
- ^ "Texas Almanac 1978 Democratic Primaries". Portal to Texas History. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ "Texas Almanac 1978 Republican Primaries". Portal to Texas History. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ "Texas Almanac General Election, 1978". Portal to Texas History. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ Of registered voters.
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