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  AZ Governor
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Parents > United States > Arizona > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 1978 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 1978 - 06:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1979 - 12:00pm
Term End January 01, 1983 - 12:00pm
ContributorSome say...
Last ModifiedRBH February 16, 2023 01:07am
Data SourcesPolitics in America
May 1979
Congressional Quarterly
P. 301
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won03/04/1978
NameBruce E. Babbitt Votes1 (100.00%)
Term03/04/1978 - 01/03/1979 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1982
NameBruce E. Babbitt Votes453,795 (62.47%)
Term01/03/1983 - 01/05/1987 Margin217,918 (+30.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 12, 1978 AZ Governor - R Primary
Evan Mecham
R 115,082
Sep 12, 1978 AZ Governor - D Primary
Bruce E. Babbitt
D 141,333

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Gov. Bruce E. Babbitt Evan Mecham V. Gene Lewter Jessica Sampson  
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Socialist Workers  
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Certified Votes 282,605 (52.48%) 241,093 (44.77%) 10,421 (1.94%) 4,437 (0.82%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -41,512 (-7.71%) -272,184 (-50.54%) -278,168 (-51.65%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand 12/1 $525,122.00 12/1 $131,523.00 $-- $--  
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