1978 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election|
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| Turnout | 38.9%[a][1]  9.4% |
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 County results [2] Hobby: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Marshall: 50–60% 60–70% |
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The 1978 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978, to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. The incumbent, William P. Hobby Jr. ran for re-election to his third term, he was elected against Republican, Gaylord Marshall, whom he had beaten four years earlier. Hobby won the election with 65% of the vote to Marshall's 34%, and was sworn in on January 15, 1979, alongside Texas' first Republican governor since Reconstruction, Bill Clements who had won the concurrent gubernatorial election.
Primaries
Primaries were held on May 6, 1978, and runoffs were held on June 3, 1978, for both parties.
General election Results
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