Template:1978 Montreal municipal election/Mayor of Montreal

(incumbent) ! style="text-align:left;" colspan=3 | Total valid votes ! style="text-align:right;" | 348,758 ! style="text-align:right;" | 100
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan=2 | Civic Party of Montreal
 * style="text-align:left;" | Jean Drapeau
 * style="text-align:left;" | Jean Drapeau
 * style="text-align:right;" | 212,345
 * style="text-align:right;" | 60.89
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan=2 | Municipal Action Group
 * style="text-align:left;" | Serge Joyal
 * style="text-align:right;" | 89,173
 * style="text-align:right;" | 25.57
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan=2 | Montreal Citizens' Movement
 * style="text-align:left;" | Guy Duquette
 * style="text-align:right;" | 43,522
 * style="text-align:right;" | 12.48
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan=2 | Independent
 * style="text-align:left;" | Louis Gervais
 * style="text-align:right;" | 1,963
 * style="text-align:right;" | 0.56
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan=2 | Independent
 * style="text-align:left;" | Mariette Lapierre
 * style="text-align:right;" | 1,755
 * style="text-align:right;" | 0.50
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan=2 | Independent
 * style="text-align:left;" | Mariette Lapierre
 * style="text-align:right;" | 1,755
 * style="text-align:right;" | 0.50
 * colspan=5|Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.
 * colspan=5|Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.