1978-11-07 Gubernatorial Election Results for Arkansas

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County	Turnout	Bill Clinton (D)		Lynn Lowe (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Arkansas	35%	4,335	74.9%	1,454	25.1%	0	0.0%	2,881	5,789
Ashley	30%	3,631	70.5%	1,518	29.5%	0	0.0%	2,113	5,149
Baxter	66%	6,176	50.3%	6,114	49.7%	0	0.0%	62	12,290
Benton	38%	10,276	53.9%	8,785	46.1%	1	0.0%	1,491	19,062
Boone	41%	3,195	45.1%	3,886	54.9%	0	0.0%	-691	7,081
Bradley	35%	2,731	83.7%	532	16.3%	0	0.0%	2,199	3,263
Calhoun	37%	1,144	74.2%	396	25.7%	1	0.1%	748	1,541
Carroll	45%	3,119	62.3%	1,887	37.7%	0	0.0%	1,232	5,006
Chicot	46%	3,661	72.7%	1,377	27.3%	0	0.0%	2,284	5,038
Clark	32%	4,002	75.6%	1,292	24.4%	2	0.0%	2,710	5,296
Clay	38%	3,779	69.8%	1,636	30.2%	0	0.0%	2,143	5,415
Cleburne	52%	3,844	66.5%	1,935	33.5%	0	0.0%	1,909	5,779
Cleveland	37%	1,471	76.9%	442	23.1%	0	0.0%	1,029	1,913
Columbia	28%	2,952	56.9%	2,240	43.1%	0	0.0%	712	5,192
Conway	62%	5,968	77.1%	1,769	22.9%	0	0.0%	4,199	7,737
Craighead	45%	10,172	53.4%	8,866	46.6%	0	0.0%	1,306	19,038
Crawford	35%	3,590	45.0%	4,392	55.0%	0	0.0%	-802	7,982
Crittenden	24%	5,793	81.8%	1,293	18.2%	0	0.0%	4,500	7,086
Cross	27%	2,594	73.7%	924	26.3%	0	0.0%	1,670	3,518
Dallas	43%	2,306	75.1%	764	24.9%	0	0.0%	1,542	3,070
Desha	36%	3,543	80.9%	835	19.1%	0	0.0%	2,708	4,378
Drew	29%	2,646	78.1%	743	21.9%	0	0.0%	1,903	3,389
Faulkner	29%	6,188	71.3%	2,490	28.7%	0	0.0%	3,698	8,678
Franklin	54%	2,574	50.2%	2,552	49.8%	0	0.0%	22	5,126
Fulton	31%	1,280	61.3%	808	38.7%	0	0.0%	472	2,088
Garland	40%	12,050	62.2%	7,309	37.8%	0	0.0%	4,741	19,359
Grant	36%	1,980	66.1%	1,016	33.9%	0	0.0%	964	2,996
Greene	37%	5,115	69.2%	2,275	30.8%	0	0.0%	2,840	7,390
Hempstead	36%	3,291	58.7%	2,311	41.3%	0	0.0%	980	5,602
Hot Spring	38%	4,704	70.8%	1,937	29.2%	0	0.0%	2,767	6,641
Howard	39%	2,195	64.4%	1,215	35.6%	0	0.0%	980	3,410
Independence	38%	4,948	66.7%	2,468	33.3%	3	0.0%	2,480	7,419
Izard	52%	2,584	66.6%	1,298	33.4%	0	0.0%	1,286	3,882
Jackson	39%	4,110	73.0%	1,520	27.0%	0	0.0%	2,590	5,630
Jefferson	27%	10,656	67.6%	5,110	32.4%	0	0.0%	5,546	15,766
Johnson	49%	3,417	60.0%	2,281	40.0%	0	0.0%	1,136	5,698
Lafayette	41%	1,457	52.9%	1,297	47.1%	0	0.0%	160	2,754
Lawrence	41%	3,376	65.6%	1,772	34.4%	0	0.0%	1,604	5,148
Lee	37%	3,051	83.2%	616	16.8%	0	0.0%	2,435	3,667
Lincoln	30%	2,203	80.1%	537	19.5%	11	0.4%	1,666	2,751
Little River	30%	1,721	66.9%	853	33.1%	0	0.0%	868	2,574
Logan	54%	3,882	54.8%	3,201	45.2%	0	0.0%	681	7,083
Lonoke	34%	5,157	72.2%	1,983	27.8%	0	0.0%	3,174	7,140
Madison	44%	1,905	57.7%	1,399	42.3%	0	0.0%	506	3,304
Marion	53%	2,335	60.4%	1,534	39.6%	0	0.0%	801	3,869
Miller	31%	3,542	46.4%	4,088	53.6%	0	0.0%	-546	7,630
Mississippi	29%	8,574	78.0%	2,416	22.0%	0	0.0%	6,158	10,990
Monroe	39%	2,916	80.5%	705	19.5%	0	0.0%	2,211	3,621
Montgomery	38%	1,356	67.1%	664	32.9%	0	0.0%	692	2,020
Nevada	36%	1,956	73.2%	717	26.8%	0	0.0%	1,239	2,673
Newton	75%	1,953	52.3%	1,779	47.7%	0	0.0%	174	3,732
Ouachita	28%	4,507	75.9%	1,429	24.1%	0	0.0%	3,078	5,936
Perry	43%	1,364	69.7%	590	30.2%	2	0.1%	774	1,956
Phillips	39%	7,329	87.0%	1,093	13.0%	0	0.0%	6,236	8,422
Pike	34%	1,583	67.0%	781	33.0%	0	0.0%	802	2,364
Poinsett	36%	4,441	69.2%	1,975	30.8%	0	0.0%	2,466	6,416
Polk	40%	2,028	45.6%	2,422	54.4%	0	0.0%	-394	4,450
Pope	34%	5,690	65.5%	2,995	34.5%	0	0.0%	2,695	8,685
Prairie	40%	1,954	72.8%	729	27.2%	0	0.0%	1,225	2,683
Pulaski	28%	40,481	64.6%	22,154	35.4%	15	0.0%	18,327	62,650
Randolph	33%	2,181	61.7%	1,351	38.3%	0	0.0%	830	3,532
Saline	37%	8,033	66.0%	4,104	33.7%	27	0.2%	3,929	12,164
Scott	43%	1,537	54.9%	1,264	45.1%	0	0.0%	273	2,801
Searcy	63%	2,008	53.3%	1,760	46.7%	0	0.0%	248	3,768
Sebastian	33%	7,905	37.5%	13,152	62.5%	2	0.0%	-5,247	21,059
Sevier	39%	2,710	76.4%	838	23.6%	0	0.0%	1,872	3,548
Sharp	48%	2,503	54.5%	2,093	45.5%	0	0.0%	410	4,596
St. Francis	34%	5,015	77.9%	1,421	22.1%	0	0.0%	3,594	6,436
Stone	46%	1,851	68.2%	864	31.8%	0	0.0%	987	2,715
Union	30%	4,497	45.9%	5,300	54.1%	0	0.0%	-803	9,797
Van Buren	60%	3,441	65.8%	1,786	34.2%	0	0.0%	1,655	5,227
Washington	31%	11,247	53.4%	9,803	46.6%	1	0.0%	1,444	21,051
White	40%	9,115	68.8%	4,128	31.2%	0	0.0%	4,987	13,243
Woodruff	46%	2,476	74.0%	872	26.0%	0	0.0%	1,604	3,348
Yell	42%	3,384	70.5%	1,415	29.5%	0	0.0%	1,969	4,799
TOTAL	37%	335,101	63.4%	193,746	36.6%	65	0.0%	141,355	528,912
Total R vote: 193,746 (36.6%)      Total D vote: 335,101 (63.4%)      Total Other vote: 65 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$709,234		$171,382
Total Receipts:		$0		$0

1978 Governor, Arkansas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	4,335	74.9%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,454	25.1%
TOTAL	5,789
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Ashley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,631	70.5%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,518	29.5%
TOTAL	5,149
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Baxter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	6,176	50.3%
Lynn Lowe (R)	6,114	49.7%
TOTAL	12,290
Turnout: 66%

1978 Governor, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	10,276	53.9%
Lynn Lowe (R)	8,785	46.1%
TOTAL	19,062
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,195	45.1%
Lynn Lowe (R)	3,886	54.9%
TOTAL	7,081
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Bradley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,731	83.7%
Lynn Lowe (R)	532	16.3%
TOTAL	3,263
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,144	74.2%
Lynn Lowe (R)	396	25.7%
TOTAL	1,541
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,119	62.3%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,887	37.7%
TOTAL	5,006
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Chicot County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,661	72.7%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,377	27.3%
TOTAL	5,038
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	4,002	75.6%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,292	24.4%
TOTAL	5,296
Turnout: 32%

1978 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,779	69.8%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,636	30.2%
TOTAL	5,415
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Cleburne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,844	66.5%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,935	33.5%
TOTAL	5,779
Turnout: 52%

1978 Governor, Cleveland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,471	76.9%
Lynn Lowe (R)	442	23.1%
TOTAL	1,913
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,952	56.9%
Lynn Lowe (R)	2,240	43.1%
TOTAL	5,192
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Conway County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	5,968	77.1%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,769	22.9%
TOTAL	7,737
Turnout: 62%

1978 Governor, Craighead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	10,172	53.4%
Lynn Lowe (R)	8,866	46.6%
TOTAL	19,038
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,590	45.0%
Lynn Lowe (R)	4,392	55.0%
TOTAL	7,982
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Crittenden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	5,793	81.8%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,293	18.2%
TOTAL	7,086
Turnout: 24%

1978 Governor, Cross County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,594	73.7%
Lynn Lowe (R)	924	26.3%
TOTAL	3,518
Turnout: 27%

1978 Governor, Dallas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,306	75.1%
Lynn Lowe (R)	764	24.9%
TOTAL	3,070
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Desha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,543	80.9%
Lynn Lowe (R)	835	19.1%
TOTAL	4,378
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Drew County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,646	78.1%
Lynn Lowe (R)	743	21.9%
TOTAL	3,389
Turnout: 29%

1978 Governor, Faulkner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	6,188	71.3%
Lynn Lowe (R)	2,490	28.7%
TOTAL	8,678
Turnout: 29%

1978 Governor, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,574	50.2%
Lynn Lowe (R)	2,552	49.8%
TOTAL	5,126
Turnout: 54%

1978 Governor, Fulton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,280	61.3%
Lynn Lowe (R)	808	38.7%
TOTAL	2,088
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Garland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	12,050	62.2%
Lynn Lowe (R)	7,309	37.8%
TOTAL	19,359
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,980	66.1%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,016	33.9%
TOTAL	2,996
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	5,115	69.2%
Lynn Lowe (R)	2,275	30.8%
TOTAL	7,390
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Hempstead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,291	58.7%
Lynn Lowe (R)	2,311	41.3%
TOTAL	5,602
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Hot Spring County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	4,704	70.8%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,937	29.2%
TOTAL	6,641
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Howard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,195	64.4%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,215	35.6%
TOTAL	3,410
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Independence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	4,948	66.7%
Lynn Lowe (R)	2,468	33.3%
TOTAL	7,419
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Izard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,584	66.6%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,298	33.4%
TOTAL	3,882
Turnout: 52%

1978 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	4,110	73.0%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,520	27.0%
TOTAL	5,630
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	10,656	67.6%
Lynn Lowe (R)	5,110	32.4%
TOTAL	15,766
Turnout: 27%

1978 Governor, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,417	60.0%
Lynn Lowe (R)	2,281	40.0%
TOTAL	5,698
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Lafayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,457	52.9%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,297	47.1%
TOTAL	2,754
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,376	65.6%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,772	34.4%
TOTAL	5,148
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,051	83.2%
Lynn Lowe (R)	616	16.8%
TOTAL	3,667
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,203	80.1%
Lynn Lowe (R)	537	19.5%
TOTAL	2,751
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Little River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,721	66.9%
Lynn Lowe (R)	853	33.1%
TOTAL	2,574
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,882	54.8%
Lynn Lowe (R)	3,201	45.2%
TOTAL	7,083
Turnout: 54%

1978 Governor, Lonoke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	5,157	72.2%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,983	27.8%
TOTAL	7,140
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,905	57.7%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,399	42.3%
TOTAL	3,304
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,335	60.4%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,534	39.6%
TOTAL	3,869
Turnout: 53%

1978 Governor, Miller County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,542	46.4%
Lynn Lowe (R)	4,088	53.6%
TOTAL	7,630
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Mississippi County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	8,574	78.0%
Lynn Lowe (R)	2,416	22.0%
TOTAL	10,990
Turnout: 29%

1978 Governor, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,916	80.5%
Lynn Lowe (R)	705	19.5%
TOTAL	3,621
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,356	67.1%
Lynn Lowe (R)	664	32.9%
TOTAL	2,020
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Nevada County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,956	73.2%
Lynn Lowe (R)	717	26.8%
TOTAL	2,673
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Newton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,953	52.3%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,779	47.7%
TOTAL	3,732
Turnout: 75%

1978 Governor, Ouachita County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	4,507	75.9%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,429	24.1%
TOTAL	5,936
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,364	69.7%
Lynn Lowe (R)	590	30.2%
TOTAL	1,956
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Phillips County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	7,329	87.0%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,093	13.0%
TOTAL	8,422
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,583	67.0%
Lynn Lowe (R)	781	33.0%
TOTAL	2,364
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Poinsett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	4,441	69.2%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,975	30.8%
TOTAL	6,416
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,028	45.6%
Lynn Lowe (R)	2,422	54.4%
TOTAL	4,450
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Pope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	5,690	65.5%
Lynn Lowe (R)	2,995	34.5%
TOTAL	8,685
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Prairie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,954	72.8%
Lynn Lowe (R)	729	27.2%
TOTAL	2,683
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Pulaski County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	40,481	64.6%
Lynn Lowe (R)	22,154	35.4%
TOTAL	62,650
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,181	61.7%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,351	38.3%
TOTAL	3,532
Turnout: 33%

1978 Governor, Saline County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	8,033	66.0%
Lynn Lowe (R)	4,104	33.7%
TOTAL	12,164
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,537	54.9%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,264	45.1%
TOTAL	2,801
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Searcy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,008	53.3%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,760	46.7%
TOTAL	3,768
Turnout: 63%

1978 Governor, Sebastian County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	7,905	37.5%
Lynn Lowe (R)	13,152	62.5%
TOTAL	21,059
Turnout: 33%

1978 Governor, Sevier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,710	76.4%
Lynn Lowe (R)	838	23.6%
TOTAL	3,548
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Sharp County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,503	54.5%
Lynn Lowe (R)	2,093	45.5%
TOTAL	4,596
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, St. Francis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	5,015	77.9%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,421	22.1%
TOTAL	6,436
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Stone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,851	68.2%
Lynn Lowe (R)	864	31.8%
TOTAL	2,715
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	4,497	45.9%
Lynn Lowe (R)	5,300	54.1%
TOTAL	9,797
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Van Buren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,441	65.8%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,786	34.2%
TOTAL	5,227
Turnout: 60%

1978 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	11,247	53.4%
Lynn Lowe (R)	9,803	46.6%
TOTAL	21,051
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, White County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	9,115	68.8%
Lynn Lowe (R)	4,128	31.2%
TOTAL	13,243
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Woodruff County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,476	74.0%
Lynn Lowe (R)	872	26.0%
TOTAL	3,348
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Yell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,384	70.5%
Lynn Lowe (R)	1,415	29.5%
TOTAL	4,799
Turnout: 42%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Bill Clinton
Total Disbursements:	$709,234

**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

Lynn Lowe
Total Disbursements:	$171,382