<page_title> Bill Clinton </page_title> <section_title> Electoral history </section_title> <table> <cell> 1978 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Governor of Arkansas <col_header> Office </col_header> </cell> <cell> Lynn Lowe <col_header> Republican </col_header> </cell> </table>
Clinton was elected Governor of Arkansas in 1978, having defeated the Republican candidate Lynn Lowe.