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1978 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
	County results; Nigh: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Shotts: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; David Boren; Democratic	Elected Governor ; George Nigh; Democratic

The 1978 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978, for Governor of Oklahoma. Incumbent Democratic Governor David Boren chose not to run for re-election to a second term in office. Instead Boren decided to run for the United States Senate. Former governor, and sitting lieutenant governor George Nigh was elected, defeating Republican nominee Ron Shotts.

Democratic primary edit

The primary elections took place on August 22, 1978.

Candidates edit

Larry Derryberry, state attorney general
Bob Funston
George Nigh, lieutenant governor, and former governor of Oklahoma

Results edit

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Nigh	276,910	49.94
	Democratic	Larry Derryberry	208,055	37.52
	Democratic	Bob Funston	69,475	12.53
Total votes			554,440	100.00

Runoff edit

The Runoff election took place on September 19, 1978.

Democratic runoff results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Nigh	269,681	57.64
	Democratic	Larry Derryberry	197,457	42.36
Total votes			467,138	100.00

Republican primary edit

The primary elections took place on August 22, 1978.

Candidates edit

Jim Head
Jerry L. Mash
Ron Shotts, former Oklahoma Sooners football player

Results edit

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Shotts	82,895	76.85
	Republican	Jerry L. Mash	18,145	12.19
	Republican	Jim Head	11,826	10.96
Total votes			107,866	100.00

Independents edit

Candidates edit

Billy Joe Clegg
Jim McCuiston
Floyd Shealy

General election edit

Results edit

1978 Oklahoma gubernatorial election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Nigh	402,240	51.74
	Republican	Ron Shotts	367,055	47.21
	Independent	Billy Joe Clegg	3,887	0.50
	Independent	Floyd Shealy	2,395	0.31
	Independent	Jim McCuiston	1,395	0.18
Total votes			777,414	100.0
	Democratic hold

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Election Results and Statistics". Oklahoma Department of Libraries and the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2016.