1978, california, lieutenant, gubernatorial, election, held, november, 1978, republican, nominee, mike, curb, defeated, democratic, incumbent, mervyn, dymally, with, vote, 2023, update, this, last, time, republican, elected, lieutenant, governor, california, 1. The 1978 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7 1978 Republican nominee Mike Curb defeated Democratic incumbent Mervyn Dymally with 51 64 of the vote As of 2023 update this was the last time a Republican was elected Lieutenant Governor of California 1978 California lieutenant gubernatorial election 1974 November 7 1978 1982 Nominee Mike Curb Mervyn Dymally Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 3 493 980 2 928 329 Percentage 51 64 43 28 County resultsCurb 40 50 50 60 60 70 Dymally 40 50 50 60 Lieutenant Governor before election Mervyn Dymally Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Mike Curb Republican Contents 1 Primary elections 1 1 Democratic primary 1 1 1 Candidates 1 1 2 Results 1 2 Republican primary 1 2 1 Candidates 1 2 2 Results 2 General election 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 ReferencesPrimary elections editPrimary elections were held on June 6 1978 1 Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Mervyn Dymally incumbent Lieutenant Governor Patricia E Penny Raven Patrick Matthew Fitzpatrick Abe Tapia Results edit Democratic primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Mervyn Dymally incumbent 1 749 227 55 33 Democratic Patricia E Penny Raven 686 157 21 71 Democratic Patrick Matthew Fitzpatrick 551 896 17 46 Democratic Abe Tapia 173 924 5 50 Total votes 3 161 204 100 00 Republican primary edit Candidates edit Mike Curb musician Michael D Antonovich State Assemblyman Results edit Republican primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Mike Curb 1 250 096 53 66 Republican Michael D Antonovich 1 079 587 46 34 Total votes 2 329 683 100 00General election editCandidates edit Major party candidates Mike Curb Republican Mervyn Dymally Democratic Other candidates Houston Myers American Independent Jan B Tucker Peace and Freedom Results edit 1978 California lieutenant gubernatorial election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Mike Curb 3 493 980 51 64 5 32 Democratic Mervyn Dymally incumbent 2 928 329 43 28 5 91 American Independent Houston Myers 180 922 2 67 0 74 Peace and Freedom Jan B Tucker 162 341 2 40 0 14 Majority 565 651 Turnout Republican gain from Democratic SwingReferences edit a b c d Statement of Vote Secretary of State of California 1978 Retrieved May 4 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1978 California lieutenant gubernatorial election amp oldid 1214471504, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
