| Election Name: | 1978 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1974 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1974 |
| Next Election: | 1982 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
| Election Date: | 7 November 1978 |
| Nominee1: | Zell Miller |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 528,628 |
| Percentage1: | 82.37% |
| Nominee2: | James W. Webb II |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 113,103 |
| Percentage2: | 17.62% |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Before Election: | Zell Miller |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Zell Miller |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1978 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 1978 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Zell Miller defeated Republican nominee James W. Webb II.
The Democratic primary election was held on 8 August 1978. Incumbent lieutenant governor Zell Miller received a majority of the votes (81.23%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.[1]
On election day, 7 November 1978, Democratic nominee Zell Miller won re-election by a margin of 415,525 votes against his opponent Republican nominee James W. Webb II, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Miller was sworn in for his second term on 9 January 1979.[2]