Tennessee 1978 Governor Election

Jake Butcher vs. Lamar Alexander

Lamar Alexander won the Tennessee 1978 governor election with 661,959 votes (55.6%), a margin of R+11.6.

Statewide Results

44.0%
55.6%
523,495
Jake Butcher (44.0%)
661,959
Lamar Alexander (55.6%)
Total Votes: 1,189,695|Margin: R+11.6

County Results

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County Results (95 counties)

CountyMargin
LAKED+36.9
UNIOND+35.7
JACKSOND+32.9
OVERTOND+25.9
LINCOLND+22.9
GRUNDYD+21.3
LEWISD+19.1
VAN BUREND+17.1
HOUSTOND+14.2
STEWARTD+13.9
PERRYD+13.0
TROUSDALED+12.9
OBIOND+11.8
WEAKLEYD+11.5
MOORED+11.3
LAUDERDALED+10.9
ANDERSOND+10.8
HAYWOODD+8.8
GILESD+8.7
WARREND+8.7
FAYETTED+8.6
BEDFORDD+8.3
SMITHD+8.3
HICKMAND+7.7
HUMPHREYSD+7.2
HARDEMAND+5.9
FRANKLIND+5.8
WHITED+4.8
ROBERTSOND+4.8
GIBSOND+4.1
TIPTOND+3.3
BENTOND+3.2
MARSHALLD+1.9
POLKD+1.3
CANNOND+0.6
CROCKETTD+0.4
MORGANR+0.3
DEKALBR+0.7
SEQUATCHIER+1.9
BLEDSOER+2.1
CLAIBORNER+2.3
MARIONR+4.2
CHESTERR+4.7
PUTNAMR+4.8
DICKSONR+5.1
CLAYR+5.4
SHELBYR+5.6
COFFEER+5.9
FENTRESSR+6.2
DECATURR+7.2
HENRYR+7.4
LAWRENCER+9.6
MCNAIRYR+9.8
CHEATHAMR+9.8
HAMBLENR+10.0
MONTGOMERYR+10.1
WILSONR+10.1
CAMPBELLR+10.6
CARROLLR+10.6
KNOXR+12.2
DAVIDSONR+12.7
MONROER+13.5
DYERR+14.0
SCOTTR+14.3
HARDINR+14.6
SUMNERR+14.7
MEIGSR+14.7
RUTHERFORDR+15.4
HANCOCKR+16.4
PICKETTR+16.7
RHEAR+17.0
ROANER+17.1
HAMILTONR+17.8
MADISONR+18.8
GRAINGERR+20.9
MAURYR+21.5
CUMBERLANDR+23.7
MCMINNR+24.3
HENDERSONR+25.8
SULLIVANR+27.0
HAWKINSR+27.4
MACONR+27.5
LOUDONR+28.0
JEFFERSONR+32.1
WASHINGTONR+32.3
GREENER+32.8
WAYNER+33.0
BRADLEYR+35.1
COCKER+35.7
WILLIAMSONR+36.3
BLOUNTR+37.1
UNICOIR+41.4
SEVIERR+42.6
CARTERR+44.8
JOHNSONR+59.8

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Source: Official state election returns
akashicedge.com/states/tn/governor/1978