Election 1978 Results
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1978 Arkansas governor election
Bill Clinton (Democrat) beat A. Lynn Lowe (Republican) in Arkansas in 1978, 63.4% to 36.6%, a margin of 26.7 points and 141,355 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1976, when David H. Pryor won.
Democrats led in 69 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 6. The largest, Pulaski, cast 62,650 votes and went to the Democrat by 29.3 points. The closest was Franklin, where 22 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Clinton won | Democratic | 335,101 | 63.4% |
| A. Lynn Lowe | Republican | 193,746 | 36.6% |
| All other candidates | 65 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 528,912 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 40,481 64.6% | 22,154 35.4% | 15 | 62,650 | D+29.3 |
| Sebastian | 7,905 37.5% | 13,152 62.5% | 2 | 21,059 | R+24.9 |
| Washington | 11,247 53.4% | 9,803 46.6% | 1 | 21,051 | D+6.9 |
| Garland | 12,050 62.2% | 7,315 37.8% | 19,365 | D+24.5 | |
| Benton | 10,276 53.9% | 8,785 46.1% | 1 | 19,062 | D+7.8 |
| Craighead | 10,172 53.4% | 8,866 46.6% | 19,038 | D+6.9 | |
| White | 9,115 68.8% | 4,128 31.2% | 13,243 | D+37.7 | |
| Baxter | 6,176 50.3% | 6,114 49.7% | 12,290 | D+0.5 | |
| Saline | 8,033 66.0% | 4,104 33.7% | 27 | 12,164 | D+32.3 |
| Mississippi | 8,574 78.0% | 2,416 22.0% | 10,990 | D+56.0 | |
| Jefferson | 7,073 68.2% | 3,300 31.8% | 10,373 | D+36.4 | |
| Union | 4,497 45.9% | 5,300 54.1% | 9,797 | R+8.2 | |
| Pope | 5,690 65.5% | 2,995 34.5% | 8,685 | D+31.0 | |
| Faulkner | 6,188 71.3% | 2,490 28.7% | 8,678 | D+42.6 | |
| Phillips | 7,329 87.0% | 1,093 13.0% | 8,422 | D+74.0 | |
| Crawford | 3,590 45.0% | 4,392 55.0% | 7,982 | R+10.0 | |
| Conway | 5,968 77.1% | 1,769 22.9% | 7,737 | D+54.3 | |
| Miller | 3,542 46.4% | 4,088 53.6% | 7,630 | R+7.2 | |
| Independence | 4,948 66.7% | 2,468 33.3% | 3 | 7,419 | D+33.4 |
| Greene | 5,115 69.2% | 2,275 30.8% | 7,390 | D+38.4 | |
| Lonoke | 5,157 72.2% | 1,983 27.8% | 7,140 | D+44.5 | |
| Crittenden | 5,793 81.8% | 1,293 18.2% | 7,086 | D+63.5 | |
| Logan | 3,882 54.8% | 3,201 45.2% | 7,083 | D+9.6 | |
| Boone | 3,195 45.1% | 3,886 54.9% | 7,081 | R+9.8 | |
| Hot Spring | 4,704 70.8% | 1,937 29.2% | 6,641 | D+41.7 | |
| St. Francis | 5,015 77.9% | 1,421 22.1% | 6,436 | D+55.8 | |
| Poinsett | 4,441 69.2% | 1,975 30.8% | 6,416 | D+38.4 | |
| Ouachita | 4,507 75.9% | 1,429 24.1% | 5,936 | D+51.9 | |
| Arkansas | 4,335 74.9% | 1,454 25.1% | 5,789 | D+49.8 | |
| Cleburne | 3,844 66.5% | 1,935 33.5% | 5,779 | D+33.0 | |
| Johnson | 3,417 60.0% | 2,281 40.0% | 5,698 | D+19.9 | |
| Jackson | 4,110 73.0% | 1,520 27.0% | 5,630 | D+46.0 | |
| Hempstead | 3,291 58.7% | 2,311 41.3% | 5,602 | D+17.5 | |
| Clay | 3,779 69.8% | 1,636 30.2% | 5,415 | D+39.6 | |
| Clark | 4,002 75.6% | 1,292 24.4% | 2 | 5,296 | D+51.2 |
| Van Buren | 3,441 65.8% | 1,786 34.2% | 5,227 | D+31.7 | |
| Columbia | 2,952 56.9% | 2,240 43.1% | 5,192 | D+13.7 | |
| Ashley | 3,631 70.5% | 1,518 29.5% | 5,149 | D+41.0 | |
| Lawrence | 3,376 65.6% | 1,772 34.4% | 5,148 | D+31.2 | |
| Franklin | 2,574 50.2% | 2,552 49.8% | 5,126 | D+0.4 | |
| Chicot | 3,661 72.7% | 1,377 27.3% | 5,038 | D+45.3 | |
| Carroll | 3,119 62.3% | 1,887 37.7% | 5,006 | D+24.6 | |
| Yell | 3,384 70.5% | 1,415 29.5% | 4,799 | D+41.0 | |
| Sharp | 2,503 54.5% | 2,093 45.5% | 4,596 | D+8.9 | |
| Polk | 2,028 45.6% | 2,422 54.4% | 4,450 | R+8.9 | |
| Desha | 3,543 80.9% | 835 19.1% | 4,378 | D+61.9 | |
| Izard | 2,584 66.6% | 1,298 33.4% | 3,882 | D+33.1 | |
| Marion | 2,335 60.4% | 1,534 39.6% | 3,869 | D+20.7 | |
| Searcy | 2,008 53.3% | 1,760 46.7% | 3,768 | D+6.6 | |
| Newton | 1,953 52.3% | 1,779 47.7% | 3,732 | D+4.7 | |
| Lee | 3,051 83.2% | 616 16.8% | 3,667 | D+66.4 | |
| Monroe | 2,916 80.5% | 705 19.5% | 3,621 | D+61.1 | |
| Sevier | 2,710 76.4% | 838 23.6% | 3,548 | D+52.8 | |
| Randolph | 2,181 61.7% | 1,351 38.3% | 3,532 | D+23.5 | |
| Cross | 2,594 73.7% | 924 26.3% | 3,518 | D+47.5 | |
| Howard | 2,195 64.4% | 1,215 35.6% | 3,410 | D+28.7 | |
| Drew | 2,646 78.1% | 743 21.9% | 3,389 | D+56.2 | |
| Woodruff | 2,476 74.0% | 872 26.0% | 3,348 | D+47.9 | |
| Madison | 1,905 57.7% | 1,399 42.3% | 3,304 | D+15.3 | |
| Bradley | 2,731 83.7% | 532 16.3% | 3,263 | D+67.4 | |
| Dallas | 2,306 75.1% | 764 24.9% | 3,070 | D+50.2 | |
| Grant | 1,980 66.1% | 1,016 33.9% | 2,996 | D+32.2 | |
| Scott | 1,537 54.9% | 1,264 45.1% | 2,801 | D+9.7 | |
| Lafayette | 1,457 52.9% | 1,297 47.1% | 2,754 | D+5.8 | |
| Lincoln | 2,203 80.1% | 537 19.5% | 11 | 2,751 | D+60.6 |
| Stone | 1,851 68.2% | 864 31.8% | 2,715 | D+36.4 | |
| Prairie | 1,954 72.8% | 729 27.2% | 2,683 | D+45.7 | |
| Nevada | 1,956 73.2% | 717 26.8% | 2,673 | D+46.4 | |
| Little River | 1,721 66.9% | 853 33.1% | 2,574 | D+33.7 | |
| Pike | 1,583 67.0% | 781 33.0% | 2,364 | D+33.9 | |
| Fulton | 1,280 61.3% | 808 38.7% | 2,088 | D+22.6 | |
| Montgomery | 1,356 67.1% | 664 32.9% | 2,020 | D+34.3 | |
| Perry | 1,364 69.7% | 590 30.2% | 2 | 1,956 | D+39.6 |
| Cleveland | 1,471 76.9% | 442 23.1% | 1,913 | D+53.8 | |
| Calhoun | 1,144 74.2% | 396 25.7% | 1 | 1,541 | D+48.5 |
Counties as they stood in 1978; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Arkansas governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) | R+27.8 |
| 2018 | Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) | R+33.6 |
| 2014 | Asa Hutchinson (R) | R+13.9 |
| 2010 | Mike D. Beebe (D) | D+30.8 |
| 2006 | Mike D. Beebe (D) | D+14.9 |
| 2002 | Mike Huckabee (R) | R+6.1 |
| 1998 | Mike Huckabee (R) | R+21.1 |
| 1994 | Jim Guy Tucker (D) | D+19.7 |
| 1990 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+15.0 |
| 1986 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+27.8 |
| 1984 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+25.1 |
| 1982 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+9.4 |
| 1980 | Frank D. White (R) | R+3.9 |
| 1978 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+26.7 |
| 1976 | David H. Pryor (D) | D+66.5 |
| 1974 | David H. Pryor (D) | D+31.2 |
| 1972 | Dale Bumpers (D) | D+50.9 |
| 1970 | Dale Bumpers (D) | D+29.3 |
| 1968 | Winthrop Rockefeller (R) | R+4.9 |
| 1966 | Winthrop Rockefeller (R) | R+8.7 |
| 1964 | Orval E. Faubus (D) | D+14.0 |
| 1962 | Orval E. Faubus (D) | D+46.5 |
| 1960 | Orval E. Faubus (D) | D+38.4 |
| 1958 | Orval E. Faubus (D) | D+64.9 |
| 1956 | Orval E. Faubus (D) | D+61.3 |
| 1954 | Orval E. Faubus (D) | D+24.2 |
| 1952 | Francis Cherry (D) | D+74.8 |
| 1950 | Sidney S. McMath (D) | D+68.3 |
| 1948 | Sid McMath (D) | D+78.7 |
| 1946 | Ben Laney (D) | D+68.3 |
| 1944 | Ben Laney (D) | D+71.9 |
| 1942 | Homer M. Adkins (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1940 | Homer M. Adkins (D) | D+83.1 |
| 1938 | Carl E. Bailey (D) | D+77.5 |
| 1936 | Carl E. Bailey (D) | D+70.2 |
| 1934 | Julius M. Futrell (D) | D+79.8 |
| 1932 | Julius M. Futrell (D) | D+81.5 |
| 1930 | Harvey J. Parnell (D) | D+62.4 |
| 1928 | Harvey J. Parnell (D) | D+54.6 |
| 1926 | John E. Martineau (D) | D+52.9 |
| 1924 | Thomas J. Terral (D) | D+59.7 |
| 1922 | Thomas C. McRae (D) | D+56.2 |
| 1920 | Thomas Chipman McRae (D) | D+40.6 |
| 1918 | Charles Hillman Brough (D) | D+93.4 |
| 1916 | Charles Hillman Brough (D) | D+44.4 |
| 1914 | George Washington Hays (D) | D+46.6 |
| 1913 | George Washington Hays (D) | D+43.8 |
| 1912 | Joseph Taylor Robinson (D) | D+37.4 |
| 1910 | George Washington Donaghey (D) | D+41.0 |
| 1908 | George W. Donaghey (D) | D+40.4 |
| 1906 | John Sebastian Little (D) | D+41.8 |
| 1904 | Jefferson Davis (D) | D+24.6 |
| 1902 | Jeff Davis (D) | D+40.2 |
| 1900 | Jefferson Davis (D) | D+36.0 |
| 1898 | Daniel Webster Jones (D) | D+42.7 |
| 1896 | Daniel Webster Jones (D) | D+39.0 |
| 1894 | James P. Clarke (D) | D+38.4 |
| 1892 | William M. Fishback (D) | D+36.2 |
| 1890 | James P. Eagle (D) | D+55.5 |
| 1888 | James P. Eagle (D) | D+54.1 |
| 1886 | Simon P. Hughes (D) | D+22.3 |
| 1884 | Simon P. Hughes (D) | D+29.1 |
| 1882 | James H. Berry (D) | D+26.0 |
| 1880 | Thomas J. Churchill (D) | D+72.8 |
| 1878 | William Read Miller (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1876 | William R. Miller (D) | D+31.5 |
| 1874 | Augustus H. Garland (D) | D+99.9 |
| 1872 | Elisha Baxter (R) | R+51.8 |
| 1868 | Powell Clayton (R) | level |