1978 Arkansas gubernatorial election

1978 Arkansas gubernatorial election
	November 7, 1978
	November 7, 1978
	County Results ; Clinton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% ; Lowe: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; David Pryor; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Bill Clinton; Democratic

The Arkansas gubernatorial election of 1978, held on November 7, was the first time that Bill Clinton was elected Governor of Arkansas.

Democratic primary

At this time, one gubernatorial term was two years. Incumbent two-term Democratic Governor David Pryor decided to not seek re-election in order to run for the United States Senate, as his predecessor and future Senate colleague Dale Bumpers did.[1]

Candidates

Bill Clinton, Attorney General
Frank Lady II, former State Representative and candidate for Governor in 1976
Randall Mathis, Clark County Judge
Monroe Schwarzlose, turkey farmer
Joe Woodward, Seventh Circuit Prosecuting Attorney

Results

Clinton, a former assistant to U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright and since 1977 the state Attorney General, won the nomination easily.

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	341,118	59.55
	Democratic	Joe Woodward	123,674	21.59
	Democratic	Frank Lady II	76,026	13.27
	Democratic	Randall Mathis	26,096	4.56
	Democratic	Monroe Schwarzlose	5,898	1.03
Total votes			572,809	100.00

Republican nomination

A. Lynn Lowe, a Texarkana farmer, who served as state Republican Party chairman from 1974–1980, was unopposed for the 1978 gubernatorial nomination. He had also been the Republican nominee for Arkansas's 4th congressional district seat in 1966.

Election result

Clinton won easily.[2]

Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	335,101	63.36
	Republican	Lynn Lowe	193,746	36.64
Total votes			528,847	100.00

Clinton also led in fundraising. His campaign budget combined $709,234.00 while Lynn's was $171,382.[2]

Clinton, at the age of thirty-two, became the youngest Arkansas governor, the youngest governor in the United States since Harold E. Stassen won in Minnesota in 1938 at the age of thirty-one, and the youngest governor in nation at this time. In 1992 he was elected third-youngest U.S. President.

Lowe's total was the highest for a Republican nominee in Arkansas since Winthrop Rockefeller's third term bid in 1970. He carried fourteen out of seventy-five counties, including Miller, Columbia, and Union counties in South Arkansas.

gollark: Are there still any or am I refreshing uselessly?

gollark: It would destroy DC and create a second lagmonster.

gollark: Also, sell its firstborn.

gollark: I found a 4G PB pumpkin...

gollark: *also missed probably all of them*

References

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[1] Our Campaigns - AR. Governor - D Primary Race - May 30, 1978

[ourcampaigns.com-2] Our Campaigns - AR Governor Race - Nov 07, 1978

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