1978 Guatemalan general election

{{Infobox election

| country = Guatemala

| previous_election = 1974 Guatemalan general election

| previous_year = 1974

| next_election = 1982 Guatemalan general election

| next_year = 1982

| election_date = 5 March 1978

| module = {{Infobox election

| embed = yes

| election_name = Presidential election

| type = presidential

| image1 = Retrato oficial de Presidente Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia (cropped 2).jpg

| nominee1 = Romeo Lucas

| popular_vote1 = 262,960

| percentage1 = 40.33%

| party1 = Institutional Democratic Party

| electoral_vote1 = 35

| electoral_vote2 = 0

| running_mate1 = Francisco Villagrán

| colour1 = 27AE60

| image2 = x150px

| nominee2 = Enrique Peralta

| popular_vote2 = 221,223

| percentage2 = 33.93%

| party2 = National Liberation Movement (Guatemala)

| running_mate2 = Héctor Aragón

| title = President

| before_election = Kjell Laugerud García

| before_party = National Liberation Movement (Guatemala)

| posttitle = President-elect

| after_election = Fernando Romeo Lucas

| after_party = PID–PR–CAO

}}}}{{Politics of Guatemala}}

General elections were held in Guatemala on 5 March 1978.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928357-6}} No candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the presidential election, resulting in Fernando Romeo Lucas García being elected president by Congress with 35 votes,Information Services on Latin America, Volume 16, 1978, p82 amidst an opposition boycott. The Congressional elections were won by the National Liberation Movement.