1978Final results
1978 election for Nevada Governor
Governor · Nevada
Robert F. List (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Rose (D) by 17.2 points.
Robert F. ListRepublican · winner
58.6%108,097
Robert E. RoseDemocrat
41.4%76,361
184,458 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