1978_Maryland_gubernatorial_election Knowpia

1978 Maryland gubernatorial election
	County results; Hughes: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80–90%; Beall: 50-60% 60-70%
Governor before election; Marvin Mandel; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Harry Hughes; Democratic

The 1978 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978. Democratic nominee Harry Hughes defeated Republican nominee John Glenn Beall Jr. with 70.62% of the vote.

Primary elections edit

Primary elections were held on September 12, 1978.^[1]

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry Hughes	213,457	37.23
	Democratic	Blair Lee III	194,236	33.88
	Democratic	Ted Venetoulis	140,486	24.50
	Democratic	Walter S. Orlinsky	25,200	4.40
Total votes			573,379	100.00

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Glenn Beall Jr.	76,011	57.69
	Republican	Carlton Beall	30,119	22.86
	Republican	Louise Gore	20,690	15.70
	Republican	Ross Zimmerman Pierpont	4,940	3.75
Total votes			131,760	100.00

^ ^a ^b ^c Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
^ Cook, Rhodes (November 17, 2015). America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781483383026. Retrieved February 17, 2019.