1978Final results
1978 election for Alabama Governor
Governor · Alabama
Forrest H. James Jr (D) won with 73.7% of the vote, defeating Guy Hunt (R) by 47.4 points.
Forrest H. James JrDemocrat · winner
73.7%551,886
Guy HuntRepublican
26.3%196,963
748,849 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET