The 1978 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978.
Incumbent Republican governor Meldrim Thomson Jr., who defeated former governor Wesley Powell for the Republican nomination, ran for a fourth term in office, but was defeated by former State Representative Hugh Gallen.
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