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Governor
1979 Governor
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3 contests
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3 contests
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D won 2
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R won 1
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State ▲
Winner
W%
Votes
Runner-up
R-up%
Votes
Margin
Swing
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Kentucky
Brown
DEM
59.4%
558,088
Nunn
REP
40.6%
381,278
D+18.8
↓ R+6.9
▶
Louisiana
Treen
REP
50.4%
690,691
Lambert
DEM
49.6%
681,134
R+0.7
↓ R+100.7
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Mississippi
Winter
DEM
61.1%
413,620
Carmichael
REP
38.9%
263,702
D+22.1
↑ D+15.1
← 1979 overview
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