1978 Marshallese general election

General elections were held in the Marshall Islands on 22 December 1978.Nitijela Election Results Highlights, 15 January 1979

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.Nitijele Special Session Called Highlights, 1 February 1979, p5

ConstituencyElected memberFirst DistrictKunar AbnerNamo HermiosTom KijinerSecond DistrictJack JorbanJina LavinLerok LebenHenry SamuelThird DistrictCarl HeineWatak KabuaEvelyn KonouLitokwa TomeingFourth DistrictJeton AnjainImata KabuaBotland LoeakSource: Highlights

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