| Election Name: | 1978 Colombian presidential election |
| Country: | Colombia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1974 Colombian general election |
| Previous Year: | 1974 |
| Next Election: | 1982 Colombian presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
| Election Date: | 4 June 1978 |
| Image1: | Julio Cesar Turbay.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Julio César Turbay |
| Party1: | Colombian Liberal Party |
| Home State1: | Bogotá |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,503,681 |
| Percentage1: | 49.50% |
| Nominee2: | Belisario Betancur |
| Party2: | Colombian Conservative Party |
| Home State2: | Antioquia |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,356,620 |
| Percentage2: | 46.59% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Alfonso López Michelsen |
| Before Party: | Colombian Liberal Party |
| After Election: | Julio César Turbay Ayala |
| After Party: | Colombian Liberal Party |
Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 4 June 1978.[1] The result was a victory for Julio César Turbay Ayala of the Liberal Party, who received 50% of the vote.[2]