1978 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

1978 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1974 November 7, 1978 1982 →
Turnout38.9%[a][1] Increase9.4%
 
Nominee William P. Hobby Jr. Gaylord Marshall
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,434,613 760,642
Percentage 65.0% 34.4%

Lieutenant Governor before election

William P. Hobby Jr.
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

William P. Hobby Jr.
Democratic

The 1978 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978, to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. The incumbent, William P. Hobby Jr. ran for re-election to his third term, he was elected against Republican, Gaylord Marshall, whom he had beaten four years earlier. Hobby won the election with 65% of the vote to Marshall's 34%, and was sworn in on January 15, 1979, alongside Texas' first Republican governor since Reconstruction, Bill Clements who had won the concurrent gubernatorial election.


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  1. ^ "Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current)". Texas Secretary of State.