1978 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 August 2024 1978 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election Texas presidential No 1974 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1974 1982 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1982 November 7, 1978 38.9%Of registered voters.Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current) https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/historical/70-92.shtml Texas Secretary of State 9.4% File:William P. Hobby Jr..jpeg 150x150px William P. Hobby Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 1,434,613 65.0% File:3x4.svg Gaylord Marshall Republican Party (United States) 760,642 34.4% 1978 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultshttps://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113815/m1/555/ Portal to Texas History December 6, 2024 General Election, 1978 Hobby: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Marshall: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% Lieutenant Governor William P. Hobby Jr. Democratic Party (United States) William P. Hobby Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 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 16, 1979, alongside Texas' first Republican governor since Reconstruction, Bill Clements who had won the concurrent gubernatorial election. Primaries Primaries were held on May 6, 1978, and runoffs were held on June 3, 1978, for both parties. Democratic primary resultsTexas Almanac 1978 Democratic Primaries https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113815/m1/545/ Portal to Texas History 13 August 2024 William P. Hobby Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 1,071,359 69.6 John Hill Westbrook Democratic Party (United States) 277,679 18.0 James L. "Jim" McNees, Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 138,258 9.0 Troy Skates Democratic Party (United States) 51,963 3.4 1,539,259 100.0 Republican primary resultsTexas Almanac 1978 Republican Primaries https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113815/m1/547/ Portal to Texas History 13 August 2024 Gaylord Marshall Republican Party (United States) 127,661 100.0 127,661 100.0 General election results General election resultsTexas Almanac General Election, 1978 https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113815/m1/549/ Portal to Texas History 13 August 2024 William P. Hobby Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 1,434,613 64.91 Gaylord Marshall Republican Party (United States) 760,642 34.42 Andrea Doorack Socialist Workers Party (United States) 14,855 0.67 2,210,110 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) References 1978 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial