| Election Name: | 1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1957 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1974 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1974 |
| Next Election: | 1982 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1978 |
| Image1: | File:Al Quie 1977 congressional photo.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Al Quie |
| Running Mate1: | Lou Wangberg |
| Party1: | Independent-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 830,019 |
| Percentage1: | 52.35% |
| Nominee2: | Rudy Perpich |
| Running Mate2: | Alec Olson |
| Party2: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 718,244 |
| Percentage2: | 45.30% |
| Map Size: | 280px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Rudy Perpich |
| Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Election: | Al Quie |
| After Party: | Independent-Republican Party |
The 1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978. Independent-Republican Party candidate Al Quie defeated Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party incumbent Rudy Perpich.
Primary elections were held on September 12. Perpich and Quie each won their party's nomination easily over Alice Tripp and Robert W. Johnson, respectively. Richard Pedersen was unopposed for the minor American Party nomination.