1978 Tennessee gubernatorial election
Results

1978 Tennessee gubernatorial election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Republican	Lamar Alexander	661,959	55.84%

Democratic	Jake Butcher	523,495	44.16%

Majority	138,464

Turnout	1,189,695

Republican gain from Democratic	Swing

Sentence(s)

In the 1978 Tennessee gubernatorial election, Republican nominee Lamar Alexander defeated Democratic nominee Jake Butcher with 55.84% of the vote.

final_sentence: In the 1978 Tennessee gubernatorial election, Republican nominee Lamar Alexander defeated Democratic nominee Jake Butcher with 55.84% of the vote.