1978Final results
1978 election for Wisconsin Governor
Governor · Wisconsin
Lee S. Dreyfus (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Martin J. Schreiber (D) by 9.5 points.
Lee S. DreyfusRepublican · winner
54.8%816,056
Martin J. SchreiberDemocrat
45.2%673,813
1,489,869 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