| Election Name: | 1978 Alaska gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Alaska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1974 Alaska gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1974 |
| Next Election: | 1982 Alaska gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1978 |
| Nominee1: | Jay Hammond |
| Image1: | Jay Hammond 1975.jpg |
| Image Upright: | 0.6 |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Terry Miller |
| Popular Vote1: | 49,580 |
| Percentage1: | 39.07% |
| Nominee2: | Wally Hickel |
| Party2: | Write-in candidate |
| Colour2: | E5E4E2 |
| Running Mate2: | None |
| Popular Vote2: | 33,555 |
| Percentage2: | 26.44% |
| Nominee4: | Chancy Croft |
| Image4: | Chancy Croft.jpg |
| Party4: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate4: | Katie Hurley |
| Popular Vote4: | 25,656 |
| Percentage4: | 20.22% |
| Nominee5: | Tom Kelly |
| Image5: | No image.svg |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Running Mate5: | Kathryn Poland |
| Popular Vote5: | 15,656 |
| Percentage5: | 12.34% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Jay Hammond |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jay Hammond |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1978 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978, for the post of governor of Alaska. Republican incumbent Jay Hammond defeated four opponents: former Governor of Alaska and write-in candidate Wally Hickel, Alaska Senator and Democratic nominee Chancy Croft, former Commissioner of Natural Resources and Independent candidate Tom Kelly and Alaskan Independence Party nominee Don Wright. After losing to Hammond in the Republican primary, Hickel ran as a write-in candidate and was able to outperform Croft. Republican Tom Fink and Democrat Jay Kerttula also ran in the open primary.
This is the first time an incumbent Republican governor was re-elected for a second term, and this would not occur again until 2022.