1978Final results
1978 election for Maryland Governor
Governor · Maryland
Harry R. Hughes (D) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating John Glenn Beall Jr (R) by 42.0 points.
Harry R. HughesDemocrat · winner
71.0%718,328
John Glenn Beall JrRepublican
29.0%293,635
1,011,963 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