| Country: | Israel |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 1973 Israeli presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1973 |
| Next Election: | 1983 Israeli presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
| Election Date: | 19 April 1978 |
| Image1: | Portrait of MP Yitzhak Navon.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Yitzhak Navon |
| Party1: | Alignment (Israel) |
| Electoral Vote1: | 86 |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Ephraim Katzir |
| Before Party: | Alignment (Israel) |
| After Election: | Yitzhak Navon |
| After Party: | Alignment (Israel) |
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 19 April 1978.[1]
Ephraim Katzir, who was elected President of Israel in 1973, declined to stand for a second term due to his wife's illness. Yitzhak Navon ran unopposed for the position.
Navon's term began on the day of the election. He held office until 1983, when Chaim Herzog was elected as President.