Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 7, 1978 General Election
Official Results
First District Court of Appeal
| Shall Judge Woodrow M. Melvin, Sr. be retained in office? |
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| County | YES | NO | |
| Alachua | 13,876 | 8,645 | |
| Baker | 791 | 1,153 | |
| Bay | 3,290 | 4,769 | |
| Bradford | 1,575 | 1,755 | |
| Calhoun | 772 | 1,119 | |
| Clay | 5,266 | 4,334 | |
| Columbia | 1,818 | 2,854 | |
| Dixie | 756 | 873 | |
| Duval | 40,246 | 32,456 | |
| Escambia | 23,312 | 17,934 | |
| Flagler | 1,322 | 996 | |
| Franklin | 318 | 482 | |
| Gadsden | 2,613 | 1,612 | |
| Gilchrist | 582 | 753 | |
| Gulf | 615 | 1,014 | |
| Hamilton | 500 | 828 | |
| Holmes | 1,030 | 1,890 | |
| Jackson | 2,787 | 3,841 | |
| Jefferson | 894 | 905 | |
| Lafayette | 406 | 656 | |
| Leon | 17,993 | 11,150 | |
| Levy | 1,271 | 1,952 | |
| Liberty | 371 | 500 | |
| Madison | 1,276 | 1,371 | |
| Marion | 10,294 | 9,670 | |
| Nassau | 1,677 | 2,116 | |
| Okaloosa | 11,816 | 8,721 | |
| Putnam | 3,913 | 4,095 | |
| Santa Rosa | 8,088 | 4,255 | |
| St. Johns | 4,450 | 3,762 | |
| Suwannee | 1,262 | 2,068 | |
| Taylor | 1,135 | 1,411 | |
| Union | 530 | 615 | |
| Volusia | 23,870 | 14,713 | |
| Wakulla | 947 | 1,394 | |
| Walton | 1,915 | 2,085 | |
| Washington | 1,416 | 1,436 | |
| Total | 194,993 | 160,183 | |
| % Votes | 54.9% | 45.1% | |