1978-11-07 Gubernatorial Election Results for Iowa

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County	Turnout	Robert Ray* (R)		Jerry Fitzgerald (D)		John Ball (Libertarian)		Joseph Grant (Socialist)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adair	53%	1,998	57.4%	1,479	42.5%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	519	3,483
Adams	57%	1,323	56.8%	1,003	43.1%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	320	2,328
Allamakee	43%	2,790	66.6%	1,382	33.0%	13	0.3%	7	0.2%	0	0.0%	1,408	4,192
Appanoose	48%	2,620	52.7%	2,346	47.1%	9	0.2%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	274	4,976
Audubon	45%	1,604	59.7%	1,080	40.2%	2	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	524	2,687
Benton	47%	4,304	58.8%	2,970	40.6%	31	0.4%	12	0.2%	0	0.0%	1,334	7,317
Black Hawk	43%	22,946	58.0%	16,313	41.2%	185	0.5%	102	0.3%	3	0.0%	6,633	39,549
Boone	47%	4,582	53.1%	3,982	46.2%	43	0.5%	15	0.2%	2	0.0%	600	8,624
Bremer	40%	4,328	67.0%	2,102	32.5%	24	0.4%	6	0.1%	1	0.0%	2,226	6,461
Buchanan	45%	3,873	60.0%	2,577	39.9%	5	0.1%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,296	6,457
Buena Vista	47%	4,305	63.5%	2,425	35.8%	44	0.6%	7	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,880	6,781
Butler	36%	2,950	69.6%	1,265	29.8%	19	0.4%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,685	4,238
Calhoun	53%	2,793	56.0%	2,175	43.6%	18	0.4%	3	0.1%	1	0.0%	618	4,990
Carroll	42%	2,738	44.0%	3,462	55.7%	12	0.2%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	-724	6,217
Cass	45%	3,522	67.3%	1,700	32.5%	9	0.2%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,822	5,235
Cedar	43%	3,501	66.6%	1,720	32.7%	20	0.4%	14	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,781	5,255
Cerro Gordo	43%	9,277	64.0%	5,145	35.5%	59	0.4%	17	0.1%	0	0.0%	4,132	14,498
Cherokee	46%	3,199	61.9%	1,949	37.7%	13	0.3%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,250	5,164
Chickasaw	53%	2,935	56.2%	2,286	43.7%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	649	5,226
Clarke	56%	1,528	47.8%	1,656	51.8%	9	0.3%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	-128	3,194
Clay	45%	3,869	65.4%	2,017	34.1%	19	0.3%	7	0.1%	1	0.0%	1,852	5,913
Clayton	52%	4,302	59.7%	2,871	39.8%	24	0.3%	14	0.2%	0	0.0%	1,431	7,211
Clinton	45%	10,125	60.2%	6,602	39.3%	51	0.3%	38	0.2%	0	0.0%	3,523	16,816
Crawford	39%	2,721	56.7%	2,046	42.7%	15	0.3%	13	0.3%	0	0.0%	675	4,795
Dallas	45%	4,399	51.8%	4,049	47.6%	41	0.5%	11	0.1%	0	0.0%	350	8,500
Davis	50%	1,449	48.5%	1,540	51.5%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-91	2,990
Decatur	51%	1,841	51.2%	1,747	48.5%	5	0.1%	5	0.1%	1	0.0%	94	3,599
Delaware	41%	2,879	60.4%	1,875	39.3%	14	0.3%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,004	4,770
Des Moines	40%	7,254	58.3%	5,104	41.1%	56	0.5%	19	0.2%	0	0.0%	2,150	12,433
Dickinson	44%	2,950	65.2%	1,544	34.1%	18	0.4%	10	0.2%	0	0.0%	1,406	4,522
Dubuque	47%	13,108	47.0%	14,562	52.3%	126	0.5%	67	0.2%	1	0.0%	-1,454	27,864
Emmet	43%	2,523	64.9%	1,341	34.5%	23	0.6%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,182	3,890
Fayette	49%	5,177	61.0%	3,272	38.5%	34	0.4%	7	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,905	8,490
Floyd	47%	3,824	62.5%	2,264	37.0%	20	0.3%	7	0.1%	1	0.0%	1,560	6,116
Franklin	41%	2,356	64.2%	1,300	35.4%	8	0.2%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,056	3,668
Fremont	43%	1,626	58.9%	1,127	40.8%	7	0.3%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	499	2,761
Greene	52%	2,450	55.9%	1,907	43.5%	19	0.4%	9	0.2%	0	0.0%	543	4,385
Grundy	45%	2,986	68.5%	1,367	31.3%	5	0.1%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,619	4,361
Guthrie	48%	2,220	55.6%	1,747	43.8%	19	0.5%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	473	3,990
Hamilton	49%	3,709	61.6%	2,270	37.7%	38	0.6%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,439	6,022
Hancock	43%	2,579	66.0%	1,307	33.5%	17	0.4%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,272	3,907
Hardin	46%	4,269	62.1%	2,574	37.4%	25	0.4%	8	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,695	6,876
Harrison	43%	2,786	59.7%	1,877	40.2%	6	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	909	4,670
Henry	38%	2,931	59.5%	1,980	40.2%	13	0.3%	1	0.0%	2	0.0%	951	4,927
Howard	60%	2,686	59.8%	1,798	40.0%	3	0.1%	4	0.1%	1	0.0%	888	4,492
Humboldt	54%	2,612	57.8%	1,889	41.8%	15	0.3%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	723	4,517
Ida	55%	2,065	61.3%	1,304	38.7%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	761	3,371
Iowa	51%	3,087	57.9%	2,225	41.7%	13	0.2%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	862	5,330
Jackson	45%	3,947	61.9%	2,391	37.5%	24	0.4%	14	0.2%	0	0.0%	1,556	6,376
Jasper	46%	6,462	57.1%	4,790	42.3%	54	0.5%	11	0.1%	2	0.0%	1,672	11,319
Jefferson	37%	2,840	66.4%	1,418	33.2%	15	0.4%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,422	4,275
Johnson	39%	14,348	62.2%	7,888	34.2%	211	0.9%	592	2.6%	10	0.0%	6,460	23,049
Jones	51%	3,875	57.1%	2,900	42.7%	12	0.2%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	975	6,788
Keokuk	48%	2,368	54.7%	1,952	45.1%	9	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	416	4,329
Kossuth	54%	4,459	57.3%	3,294	42.3%	21	0.3%	8	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,165	7,782
Lee	36%	5,848	56.3%	4,478	43.1%	39	0.4%	13	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,370	10,378
Linn	42%	26,230	56.1%	20,115	43.0%	338	0.7%	110	0.2%	4	0.0%	6,115	46,797
Louisa	35%	1,833	68.5%	841	31.4%	2	0.1%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	992	2,677
Lucas	47%	1,695	51.3%	1,608	48.7%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	87	3,305
Lyon	42%	2,561	71.9%	978	27.5%	11	0.3%	10	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,583	3,560
Madison	56%	2,502	54.2%	2,096	45.4%	12	0.3%	4	0.1%	1	0.0%	406	4,615
Mahaska	46%	4,063	55.7%	3,185	43.7%	32	0.4%	8	0.1%	0	0.0%	878	7,288
Marion	38%	4,113	55.1%	3,315	44.4%	29	0.4%	8	0.1%	0	0.0%	798	7,465
Marshall	47%	7,887	59.7%	5,136	38.9%	166	1.3%	16	0.1%	1	0.0%	2,751	13,206
Mills	38%	2,173	66.6%	1,067	32.7%	18	0.6%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,106	3,262
Mitchell	50%	2,851	68.3%	1,304	31.2%	14	0.3%	8	0.2%	0	0.0%	1,547	4,177
Monona	41%	1,951	57.9%	1,409	41.8%	6	0.2%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	542	3,367
Monroe	49%	1,499	48.1%	1,615	51.8%	1	0.0%	2	0.1%	1	0.0%	-116	3,118
Montgomery	41%	2,570	68.0%	1,193	31.6%	9	0.2%	9	0.2%	0	0.0%	1,377	3,781
Muscatine	31%	5,292	65.7%	2,694	33.4%	34	0.4%	36	0.4%	2	0.0%	2,598	8,058
O'Brien	39%	3,179	70.8%	1,297	28.9%	11	0.2%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,882	4,490
Osceola	36%	1,372	66.7%	675	32.8%	6	0.3%	4	0.2%	0	0.0%	697	2,057
Page	37%	3,481	70.8%	1,413	28.8%	16	0.3%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	2,068	4,914
Palo Alto	48%	2,120	51.3%	1,998	48.3%	11	0.3%	7	0.2%	0	0.0%	122	4,136
Plymouth	42%	4,310	63.0%	2,506	36.6%	18	0.3%	10	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,804	6,844
Pocahontas	48%	2,044	53.5%	1,725	45.2%	48	1.3%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	319	3,820
Polk	43%	46,351	52.2%	41,594	46.8%	680	0.8%	163	0.2%	22	0.0%	4,757	88,810
Pottawattamie	33%	12,052	64.0%	6,697	35.6%	57	0.3%	19	0.1%	0	0.0%	5,355	18,825
Poweshiek	48%	3,760	59.4%	2,530	40.0%	20	0.3%	19	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,230	6,329
Ringgold	51%	1,281	57.1%	961	42.8%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	320	2,244
Sac	38%	2,325	62.5%	1,374	37.0%	15	0.4%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	951	3,718
Scott	40%	24,536	60.7%	15,658	38.7%	162	0.4%	90	0.2%	3	0.0%	8,878	40,449
Shelby	43%	2,696	63.2%	1,558	36.5%	5	0.1%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,138	4,264
Sioux	44%	6,754	78.5%	1,810	21.0%	21	0.2%	16	0.2%	0	0.0%	4,944	8,601
Story	44%	14,549	63.1%	8,079	35.0%	310	1.3%	115	0.5%	3	0.0%	6,470	23,056
Tama	47%	3,572	58.2%	2,522	41.1%	34	0.6%	6	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,050	6,134
Taylor	45%	1,536	57.8%	1,116	42.0%	4	0.2%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	420	2,658
Union	42%	2,260	56.9%	1,702	42.8%	9	0.2%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	558	3,975
Van Buren	40%	1,432	61.6%	884	38.0%	8	0.3%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	548	2,325
Wapello	41%	5,674	49.0%	5,862	50.6%	32	0.3%	13	0.1%	0	0.0%	-188	11,581
Warren	48%	5,313	52.7%	4,702	46.6%	54	0.5%	20	0.2%	2	0.0%	611	10,091
Washington	36%	3,122	65.0%	1,653	34.4%	23	0.5%	7	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,469	4,805
Wayne	48%	1,553	55.2%	1,256	44.6%	5	0.2%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	297	2,815
Webster	47%	6,774	46.2%	7,833	53.4%	50	0.3%	13	0.1%	0	0.0%	-1,059	14,670
Winnebago	49%	3,236	73.0%	1,184	26.7%	6	0.1%	1	0.0%	6	0.1%	2,052	4,433
Winneshiek	38%	3,791	66.7%	1,852	32.6%	22	0.4%	17	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,939	5,682
Woodbury	39%	14,601	55.0%	11,819	44.5%	73	0.3%	64	0.2%	0	0.0%	2,782	26,557
Worth	50%	2,012	64.2%	1,112	35.5%	8	0.3%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	900	3,133
Wright	42%	2,761	58.2%	1,957	41.3%	17	0.4%	7	0.1%	2	0.0%	804	4,744
TOTAL	46%	491,713	58.3%	345,519	41.0%	3,947	0.5%	1,935	0.2%	76	0.0%	146,194	843,190
Total R vote: 491,713 (58.3%)      Total D vote: 345,519 (41.0%)      Total Other vote: 5,958 (0.7%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$532,357		$241,691		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0		$0

1978 Governor, Adair County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	1,998	57.4%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,479	42.5%
John Ball (Lbt)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,483
Turnout: 53%

1978 Governor, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	1,323	56.8%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,003	43.1%
John Ball (Lbt)	1	0.0%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,328
Turnout: 57%

1978 Governor, Allamakee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,790	66.6%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,382	33.0%
John Ball (Lbt)	13	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	7	0.2%
TOTAL	4,192
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Appanoose County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,620	52.7%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,346	47.1%
John Ball (Lbt)	9	0.2%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,976
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, Audubon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	1,604	59.7%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,080	40.2%
John Ball (Lbt)	2	0.1%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,687
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,304	58.8%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,970	40.6%
John Ball (Lbt)	31	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	12	0.2%
TOTAL	7,317
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Black Hawk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	22,946	58.0%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	16,313	41.2%
John Ball (Lbt)	185	0.5%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	102	0.3%
TOTAL	39,549
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,582	53.1%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	3,982	46.2%
John Ball (Lbt)	43	0.5%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	8,624
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Bremer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,328	67.0%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,102	32.5%
John Ball (Lbt)	24	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	6,461
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Buchanan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,873	60.0%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,577	39.9%
John Ball (Lbt)	5	0.1%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	6,457
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Buena Vista County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,305	63.5%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,425	35.8%
John Ball (Lbt)	44	0.6%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	6,781
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,950	69.6%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,265	29.8%
John Ball (Lbt)	19	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,238
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,793	56.0%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,175	43.6%
John Ball (Lbt)	18	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,990
Turnout: 53%

1978 Governor, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,738	44.0%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	3,462	55.7%
John Ball (Lbt)	12	0.2%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	6,217
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,522	67.3%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,700	32.5%
John Ball (Lbt)	9	0.2%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	5,235
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Cedar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,501	66.6%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,720	32.7%
John Ball (Lbt)	20	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	14	0.3%
TOTAL	5,255
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Cerro Gordo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	9,277	64.0%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	5,145	35.5%
John Ball (Lbt)	59	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	17	0.1%
TOTAL	14,498
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,199	61.9%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,949	37.7%
John Ball (Lbt)	13	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,164
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Chickasaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,935	56.2%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,286	43.7%
John Ball (Lbt)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,226
Turnout: 53%

1978 Governor, Clarke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	1,528	47.8%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,656	51.8%
John Ball (Lbt)	9	0.3%
TOTAL	3,194
Turnout: 56%

1978 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,869	65.4%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,017	34.1%
John Ball (Lbt)	19	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	5,913
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Clayton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,302	59.7%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,871	39.8%
John Ball (Lbt)	24	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	14	0.2%
TOTAL	7,211
Turnout: 52%

1978 Governor, Clinton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	10,125	60.2%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	6,602	39.3%
John Ball (Lbt)	51	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	38	0.2%
TOTAL	16,816
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,721	56.7%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,046	42.7%
John Ball (Lbt)	15	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	13	0.3%
TOTAL	4,795
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Dallas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,399	51.8%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	4,049	47.6%
John Ball (Lbt)	41	0.5%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	8,500
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Davis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	1,449	48.5%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,540	51.5%
John Ball (Lbt)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,990
Turnout: 50%

1978 Governor, Decatur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	1,841	51.2%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,747	48.5%
John Ball (Lbt)	5	0.1%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,599
Turnout: 51%

1978 Governor, Delaware County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,879	60.4%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,875	39.3%
John Ball (Lbt)	14	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,770
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Des Moines County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	7,254	58.3%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	5,104	41.1%
John Ball (Lbt)	56	0.5%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	19	0.2%
TOTAL	12,433
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Dickinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,950	65.2%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,544	34.1%
John Ball (Lbt)	18	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	10	0.2%
TOTAL	4,522
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Dubuque County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	13,108	47.0%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	14,562	52.3%
John Ball (Lbt)	126	0.5%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	67	0.2%
TOTAL	27,864
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Emmet County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,523	64.9%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,341	34.5%
John Ball (Lbt)	23	0.6%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,890
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	5,177	61.0%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	3,272	38.5%
John Ball (Lbt)	34	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	8,490
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Floyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,824	62.5%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,264	37.0%
John Ball (Lbt)	20	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	6,116
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,356	64.2%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,300	35.4%
John Ball (Lbt)	8	0.2%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,668
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Fremont County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	1,626	58.9%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,127	40.8%
John Ball (Lbt)	7	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,761
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,450	55.9%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,907	43.5%
John Ball (Lbt)	19	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	4,385
Turnout: 52%

1978 Governor, Grundy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,986	68.5%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,367	31.3%
John Ball (Lbt)	5	0.1%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,361
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Guthrie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,220	55.6%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,747	43.8%
John Ball (Lbt)	19	0.5%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,990
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,709	61.6%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,270	37.7%
John Ball (Lbt)	38	0.6%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	6,022
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,579	66.0%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,307	33.5%
John Ball (Lbt)	17	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,907
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Hardin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,269	62.1%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,574	37.4%
John Ball (Lbt)	25	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	6,876
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,786	59.7%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,877	40.2%
John Ball (Lbt)	6	0.1%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,670
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,931	59.5%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,980	40.2%
John Ball (Lbt)	13	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,927
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Howard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,686	59.8%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,798	40.0%
John Ball (Lbt)	3	0.1%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,492
Turnout: 60%

1978 Governor, Humboldt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,612	57.8%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,889	41.8%
John Ball (Lbt)	15	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,517
Turnout: 54%

1978 Governor, Ida County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,065	61.3%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,304	38.7%
John Ball (Lbt)	1	0.0%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,371
Turnout: 55%

1978 Governor, Iowa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,087	57.9%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,225	41.7%
John Ball (Lbt)	13	0.2%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,330
Turnout: 51%

1978 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,947	61.9%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,391	37.5%
John Ball (Lbt)	24	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	14	0.2%
TOTAL	6,376
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	6,462	57.1%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	4,790	42.3%
John Ball (Lbt)	54	0.5%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	11,319
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,840	66.4%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,418	33.2%
John Ball (Lbt)	15	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,275
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	14,348	62.2%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	7,888	34.2%
John Ball (Lbt)	211	0.9%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	592	2.6%
TOTAL	23,049
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,875	57.1%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,900	42.7%
John Ball (Lbt)	12	0.2%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,788
Turnout: 51%

1978 Governor, Keokuk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,368	54.7%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,952	45.1%
John Ball (Lbt)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	4,329
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, Kossuth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,459	57.3%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	3,294	42.3%
John Ball (Lbt)	21	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	7,782
Turnout: 54%

1978 Governor, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	5,848	56.3%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	4,478	43.1%
John Ball (Lbt)	39	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	10,378
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Linn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	26,230	56.1%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	20,115	43.0%
John Ball (Lbt)	338	0.7%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	110	0.2%
TOTAL	46,797
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Louisa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	1,833	68.5%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	841	31.4%
John Ball (Lbt)	2	0.1%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,677
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Lucas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	1,695	51.3%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,608	48.7%
John Ball (Lbt)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,305
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Lyon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,561	71.9%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	978	27.5%
John Ball (Lbt)	11	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	10	0.3%
TOTAL	3,560
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,502	54.2%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,096	45.4%
John Ball (Lbt)	12	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,615
Turnout: 56%

1978 Governor, Mahaska County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,063	55.7%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	3,185	43.7%
John Ball (Lbt)	32	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	7,288
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,113	55.1%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	3,315	44.4%
John Ball (Lbt)	29	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	7,465
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	7,887	59.7%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	5,136	38.9%
John Ball (Lbt)	166	1.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	16	0.1%
TOTAL	13,206
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Mills County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,173	66.6%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,067	32.7%
John Ball (Lbt)	18	0.6%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,262
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,851	68.3%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,304	31.2%
John Ball (Lbt)	14	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	8	0.2%
TOTAL	4,177
Turnout: 50%

1978 Governor, Monona County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	1,951	57.9%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,409	41.8%
John Ball (Lbt)	6	0.2%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,367
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	1,499	48.1%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,615	51.8%
John Ball (Lbt)	1	0.0%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,118
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,570	68.0%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,193	31.6%
John Ball (Lbt)	9	0.2%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	3,781
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Muscatine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	5,292	65.7%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,694	33.4%
John Ball (Lbt)	34	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	36	0.4%
TOTAL	8,058
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, O'Brien County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,179	70.8%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,297	28.9%
John Ball (Lbt)	11	0.2%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,490
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Osceola County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	1,372	66.7%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	675	32.8%
John Ball (Lbt)	6	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,057
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Page County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,481	70.8%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,413	28.8%
John Ball (Lbt)	16	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,914
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Palo Alto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,120	51.3%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,998	48.3%
John Ball (Lbt)	11	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	7	0.2%
TOTAL	4,136
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, Plymouth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	4,310	63.0%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,506	36.6%
John Ball (Lbt)	18	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	6,844
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Pocahontas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,044	53.5%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,725	45.2%
John Ball (Lbt)	48	1.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,820
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	46,351	52.2%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	41,594	46.8%
John Ball (Lbt)	680	0.8%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	163	0.2%
TOTAL	88,810
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Pottawattamie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	12,052	64.0%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	6,697	35.6%
John Ball (Lbt)	57	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	19	0.1%
TOTAL	18,825
Turnout: 33%

1978 Governor, Poweshiek County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,760	59.4%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,530	40.0%
John Ball (Lbt)	20	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	19	0.3%
TOTAL	6,329
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, Ringgold County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	1,281	57.1%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	961	42.8%
John Ball (Lbt)	1	0.0%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,244
Turnout: 51%

1978 Governor, Sac County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,325	62.5%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,374	37.0%
John Ball (Lbt)	15	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,718
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	24,536	60.7%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	15,658	38.7%
John Ball (Lbt)	162	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	90	0.2%
TOTAL	40,449
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,696	63.2%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,558	36.5%
John Ball (Lbt)	5	0.1%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,264
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Sioux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	6,754	78.5%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,810	21.0%
John Ball (Lbt)	21	0.2%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	16	0.2%
TOTAL	8,601
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Story County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	14,549	63.1%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	8,079	35.0%
John Ball (Lbt)	310	1.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	115	0.5%
TOTAL	23,056
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Tama County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,572	58.2%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	2,522	41.1%
John Ball (Lbt)	34	0.6%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	6,134
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	1,536	57.8%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,116	42.0%
John Ball (Lbt)	4	0.2%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,658
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,260	56.9%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,702	42.8%
John Ball (Lbt)	9	0.2%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,975
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Van Buren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	1,432	61.6%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	884	38.0%
John Ball (Lbt)	8	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,325
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Wapello County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	5,674	49.0%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	5,862	50.6%
John Ball (Lbt)	32	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	11,581
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	5,313	52.7%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	4,702	46.6%
John Ball (Lbt)	54	0.5%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	20	0.2%
TOTAL	10,091
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,122	65.0%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,653	34.4%
John Ball (Lbt)	23	0.5%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	4,805
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	1,553	55.2%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,256	44.6%
John Ball (Lbt)	5	0.2%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,815
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	6,774	46.2%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	7,833	53.4%
John Ball (Lbt)	50	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	14,670
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Winnebago County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,236	73.0%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,184	26.7%
John Ball (Lbt)	6	0.1%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,433
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Winneshiek County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	3,791	66.7%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,852	32.6%
John Ball (Lbt)	22	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	17	0.3%
TOTAL	5,682
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Woodbury County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	14,601	55.0%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	11,819	44.5%
John Ball (Lbt)	73	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	64	0.2%
TOTAL	26,557
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Worth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,012	64.2%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,112	35.5%
John Ball (Lbt)	8	0.3%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,133
Turnout: 50%

1978 Governor, Wright County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Ray* (R)	2,761	58.2%
Jerry Fitzgerald (D)	1,957	41.3%
John Ball (Lbt)	17	0.4%
Joseph Grant (Soc)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	4,744
Turnout: 42%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Robert Ray*
Total Disbursements:	$532,357

**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

Jerry Fitzgerald
Total Disbursements:	$241,691