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      Home/Elections/1978/Governor/Alabama
      1978·Governor·Alabama

      Alabama Governor

      Winner
      DEM
      Forrest H. Jr. James
      72.6%551,886 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Guy Hunt
      25.9%196,963 votes
      Margin
      D+46.7
      760,474 total votes
      3 candidates760,474 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Forrest H. Jr. JamesDEM✓
      		DEM551,88672.6%
      Guy HuntREP
      		REP196,96325.9%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH11,6251.5%

      Seat History

      Governor in Alabama

      2022
      Kay IveyREP
      R+37.7
      2018
      Kay IveyREP
      R+19.1
      2014
      Robert BentleyREP
      R+27.3
      2010
      Robert BentleyREP
      R+15.7
      2006
      Robert RileyREP
      R+15.9
      2002
      Robert RileyREP
      R+0.2
      1998
      Don SiegelmanDEM
      D+15.6
      1994
      Forrest H. Jr. JamesREP
      R+0.9
      1990
      Guy HuntREP
      R+4.2
      1986
      Guy HuntREP
      R+12.9
      1982
      George C. WallaceDEM
      D+18.6
      1974
      George C. WallaceDEM
      D+68.4
      1970
      George C. WallaceDEM
      D+74.5
      1966
      Lurleen B. WallaceDEM
      D+32.4
      View all Governor history for Alabama →

      Candidates

      Forrest H. Jr. JamesREP
      Record2W-1L
      Avg MarginD+20.5
      Career1978-1998
      Governor
      Full profile →
      Guy HuntREP
      Record2W-2L
      Avg MarginD+13.8
      Career1978-2002
      State Senate / Governor
      Full profile →

      Also in Alabama, 1978

      US Senate2 contests →US House7 contests →
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