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1978-11-07 Gubernatorial Election Results for Arizona


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Vote Margin %
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County Turnout Bruce Babbitt*
(D)		 Evan Mecham
(R)		 Gene Lewster
(Libertarian)		 Jessica Sampson
(Socialist Workers)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Apache26%4,49867.9%1,76126.6%1963.0%1692.6%00.0%2,737 6,624
Cochise30%8,96358.0%6,25140.4%940.6%1571.0%00.0%2,712 15,465
Coconino35%10,44667.7%4,41128.6%3882.5%1761.1%00.0%6,035 15,421
Gila42%5,71559.4%3,66838.1%1601.7%800.8%00.0%2,047 9,623
Graham44%2,56544.4%3,08553.4%631.1%631.1%00.0%-520 5,776
Greenlee49%2,22969.2%91728.5%311.0%421.3%00.0%1,312 3,219
Maricopa32%141,17746.8%151,07950.1%6,9822.3%2,2910.8%00.0%-9,902 301,529
Mohave36%6,04248.2%6,13349.0%2772.2%740.6%00.0%-91 12,526
Navajo32%6,26956.5%4,51840.7%1791.6%1361.2%00.0%1,751 11,102
Pima31%67,90464.0%36,19734.1%1,1651.1%7850.7%00.0%31,707 106,051
Pinal30%9,06454.4%7,15142.9%2841.7%1580.9%00.0%1,913 16,657
Santa Cruz36%2,81468.3%1,22929.8%330.8%451.1%00.0%1,585 4,121
Yavapai41%8,38646.9%8,97850.2%4082.3%1260.7%00.0%-592 17,898
Yuma23%6,53352.1%5,71545.6%1611.3%1351.1%00.0%818 12,544
TOTAL 33% 282,60552.5% 241,09344.8% 10,4211.9% 4,4370.8% 00.0% 41,512 538,556
Total R vote: 241,093 (44.8%)      Total D vote: 282,605 (52.5%)      Total Other vote: 14,858 (2.8%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $525,122 $131,523 $0 $0
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen



1978 Governor, Apache County
CandidateVotesPct
Bruce Babbitt* (D) 4,498 67.9%
Evan Mecham (R) 1,761 26.6%
Gene Lewster (Lbt) 196 3.0%
Jessica Sampson (SW) 169 2.6%
TOTAL 6,624
Turnout: 26%


1978 Governor, Cochise County
CandidateVotesPct
Bruce Babbitt* (D) 8,963 58.0%
Evan Mecham (R) 6,251 40.4%
Gene Lewster (Lbt) 94 0.6%
Jessica Sampson (SW) 157 1.0%
TOTAL 15,465
Turnout: 30%


1978 Governor, Coconino County
CandidateVotesPct
Bruce Babbitt* (D) 10,446 67.7%
Evan Mecham (R) 4,411 28.6%
Gene Lewster (Lbt) 388 2.5%
Jessica Sampson (SW) 176 1.1%
TOTAL 15,421
Turnout: 35%


1978 Governor, Gila County
CandidateVotesPct
Bruce Babbitt* (D) 5,715 59.4%
Evan Mecham (R) 3,668 38.1%
Gene Lewster (Lbt) 160 1.7%
Jessica Sampson (SW) 80 0.8%
TOTAL 9,623
Turnout: 42%


1978 Governor, Graham County
CandidateVotesPct
Bruce Babbitt* (D) 2,565 44.4%
Evan Mecham (R) 3,085 53.4%
Gene Lewster (Lbt) 63 1.1%
Jessica Sampson (SW) 63 1.1%
TOTAL 5,776
Turnout: 44%


1978 Governor, Greenlee County
CandidateVotesPct
Bruce Babbitt* (D) 2,229 69.2%
Evan Mecham (R) 917 28.5%
Gene Lewster (Lbt) 31 1.0%
Jessica Sampson (SW) 42 1.3%
TOTAL 3,219
Turnout: 49%


1978 Governor, Maricopa County
CandidateVotesPct
Bruce Babbitt* (D) 141,177 46.8%
Evan Mecham (R) 151,079 50.1%
Gene Lewster (Lbt) 6,982 2.3%
Jessica Sampson (SW) 2,291 0.8%
TOTAL 301,529
Turnout: 32%


1978 Governor, Mohave County
CandidateVotesPct
Bruce Babbitt* (D) 6,042 48.2%
Evan Mecham (R) 6,133 49.0%
Gene Lewster (Lbt) 277 2.2%
Jessica Sampson (SW) 74 0.6%
TOTAL 12,526
Turnout: 36%


1978 Governor, Navajo County
CandidateVotesPct
Bruce Babbitt* (D) 6,269 56.5%
Evan Mecham (R) 4,518 40.7%
Gene Lewster (Lbt) 179 1.6%
Jessica Sampson (SW) 136 1.2%
TOTAL 11,102
Turnout: 32%


1978 Governor, Pima County
CandidateVotesPct
Bruce Babbitt* (D) 67,904 64.0%
Evan Mecham (R) 36,197 34.1%
Gene Lewster (Lbt) 1,165 1.1%
Jessica Sampson (SW) 785 0.7%
TOTAL 106,051
Turnout: 31%


1978 Governor, Pinal County
CandidateVotesPct
Bruce Babbitt* (D) 9,064 54.4%
Evan Mecham (R) 7,151 42.9%
Gene Lewster (Lbt) 284 1.7%
Jessica Sampson (SW) 158 0.9%
TOTAL 16,657
Turnout: 30%


1978 Governor, Santa Cruz County
CandidateVotesPct
Bruce Babbitt* (D) 2,814 68.3%
Evan Mecham (R) 1,229 29.8%
Gene Lewster (Lbt) 33 0.8%
Jessica Sampson (SW) 45 1.1%
TOTAL 4,121
Turnout: 36%


1978 Governor, Yavapai County
CandidateVotesPct
Bruce Babbitt* (D) 8,386 46.9%
Evan Mecham (R) 8,978 50.2%
Gene Lewster (Lbt) 408 2.3%
Jessica Sampson (SW) 126 0.7%
TOTAL 17,898
Turnout: 41%


1978 Governor, Yuma County
CandidateVotesPct
Bruce Babbitt* (D) 6,533 52.1%
Evan Mecham (R) 5,715 45.6%
Gene Lewster (Lbt) 161 1.3%
Jessica Sampson (SW) 135 1.1%
TOTAL 12,544
Turnout: 23%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Bruce Babbitt*
Total Disbursements: $525,122

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Evan Mecham
Total Disbursements: $131,523

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Evan Mecham 50,713 44.1%
2   Jack Londen 40,116 34.9%
3   Charles King 24,253 21.1%
TOTAL VOTES 115,082  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Bruce Babbitt* 108,548 76.8%
2   Dave Moss 32,785 23.2%
TOTAL VOTES 141,333