1978 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
November 6, 1978
 
Nominee Hugh Gallen Meldrim Thomson Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 133,133 122,464
Percentage 49.38% 45.43%
County results
Gallen:      40-50%      50-60%
Thomson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Meldrim Thomson Jr.
Republican

 Elected Governor

Hugh Gallen
Democratic

The 1978 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1978.

Incumbent Republican Governor Meldrim Thomson Jr., who defeated former governor Wesley Powell for the Republican nomination, ran for a fourth term in office, but was defeated by State Representative Hugh Gallen.

Election results

1978 New Hampshire gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Hugh Gallen 133,133 49.38%
Republican Meldrim Thomson, Jr. (incumbent) 122,464 45.43%
Independent Wesley Powell 12,349 4.58%
Libertarian Mabel G. Everett 1,217 0.45%
Independent Ralph Brewster 424 0.16%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

References

  1. ↑ "1978 Gubernatorial General Election Results - New Hampshire". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved December 9, 2022.

See also


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