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Victories
Won
0
out of
1
general elections
Won
0
out of
0
primaries
Won
0
out of
1
total contests
Opponents
Ralph Brewster
1978 General
Hugh J. Gallen
1978 General
Wesley Powell
1978 General
Meldrim Thomson, Jr
1978 General
Mabel G. Everett
Past Elections
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Year
Office
District
Stage
Candidates
1978
Governor
Statewide
General Election
Hugh J. Gallen
won (49%) against 4 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Vote Count
%
Hugh J. Gallen
Democratic
133,133
49.4%
Meldrim Thomson, Jr
Republican
122,464
45.4%
Wesley Powell
Independent
12,349
4.6%
Mabel G. Everett
Libertarian
1,217
0.5%
Ralph Brewster
Independent
424
0.2%
Write-Ins
4
0%
Total Votes Cast
269,591
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