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General elections were held in the Marshall Islands on 22 December 1978.

Results

Sixty candidates contested the 14 seats in the Legislature. In addition to the elected members, the Marshallese former members of the Congress of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands were appointed at-large members of the Legislature; these included senators Amata Kabua and Wilfred Kendall and representatives Ataji Balos, Chuji Chutaro, John Heine, Ekpap Silk and Ruben Zackhras.

References

1. ^ Nitijela Election Results Highlights, 15 January 1979
2. Nitijele Special Session Called Highlights, 1 February 1979, p5

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See also: Elections and referendums in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

• 1978 elections in Oceania
• 1978 in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
• Elections in the Marshall Islands