1979 Governor election results

3 races · 3 with a recorded winner · popular vote by contest

Every Governor contest in the 1979 U.S. general election. Each race links to its full popular-vote breakdown; winners link to their profile. Part of the party vote tracker.

1979 Governor results by state
State	Winner	Result
Kentucky	John Y. Brown Jr.D	558,008 votes · +176,730 over Louie Nunn
Louisiana	Dave Treen R	690,691 votes · +9,557 over Louis Lambert
Mississippi	William F. Winter D	413,620 votes · +149,918 over Gil Carmichael