1978Final results
1978 election for Idaho Governor
Governor · Idaho
John Evans V. (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Allan Larsen (R) by 19.5 points.
John Evans V.Democrat · winner
59.8%169,540
Allan LarsenRepublican
40.2%114,149
283,689 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