1978Final results
1978 election for Arkansas Governor
Governor · Arkansas
Bill Clinton (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating A. Lynn Lowe (R) by 26.7 points.
Bill ClintonDemocrat · winner
63.4%335,101
A. Lynn LoweRepublican
36.6%193,746
528,847 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