1978 Nebraska gubernatorial election

1978 Nebraska gubernatorial election
	County results; Thone: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ; 80–90%; Whelan: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; J. James Exon; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Charles Thone; Republican

The 1978 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978, and featured U.S. Representative Charles Thone, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, Lieutenant Governor Gerald T. Whelan. Incumbent Governor J. James Exon, a Democrat, was barred from seeking a third term.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Robert V. Hansen
Gerald T. Whelan, Lieutenant Governor

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[1]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Gerald T. Whelan	104,178	79.43
Democratic	Robert V. Hansen	26,509	20.21
Democratic	Write-in	475	0.36

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Richard Hedrick
Stan Juelfs
Robert A. Phares, former Mayor of North Platte^[2]
Vance D. Rogers
Charles Thone, U.S. Representative

Results[]

Republican primary results^[1]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Charles Thone	89,378	45.32
Republican	Robert A. Phares	48,402	24.55
Republican	Stan Juelfs	43,828	22.23
Republican	Vance D. Rogers	14,076	7.14
Republican	Richard Hedrick	1,470	0.75
Republican	Write-in	43	0.02

General election[]

Results[]

Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1978^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Thone	275,473	55.94%
	Democratic	Gerald T. Whelan	216,754	44.02%
	Write-in	Others	196	0.04%
Total votes			492,423	100.0%

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1978prim_gen.pdf
^ Harnik, Nati (August 3, 2006). "Who is Bob Plares?". Lincoln Journal Star. Nebraska. Retrieved September 19, 2017.

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[state1-1] ttp://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1978prim_gen.pdf

[2] Harnik, Nati (August 3, 2006). "Who is Bob Plares?". Lincoln Journal Star. Nebraska. Retrieved September 19, 2017.

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