Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
October 5, 1978 Runoff Election
Democratic Primary
Official Results
Governor & Cabinet
| Attorney General |
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| County | Alan Becker | Jim Smith | |
| Alachua | 4,033 | 9,971 | |
| Baker | 1,032 | 2,213 | |
| Bay | 5,610 | 8,500 | |
| Bradford | 910 | 2,242 | |
| Brevard | 7,864 | 9,759 | |
| Broward | 47,061 | 28,744 | |
| Calhoun | 974 | 2,529 | |
| Charlotte | 1,328 | 3,023 | |
| Citrus | 2,115 | 4,552 | |
| Clay | 1,528 | 3,137 | |
| Collier | 727 | 1,760 | |
| Columbia | 1,273 | 2,890 | |
| Desoto | 333 | 1,355 | |
| Dixie | 665 | 2,046 | |
| Duval | 19,894 | 39,840 | |
| Escambia | 11,816 | 19,550 | |
| Flagler | 250 | 890 | |
| Franklin | 721 | 1,500 | |
| Gadsden | 1,560 | 3,908 | |
| Gilchrist | 277 | 766 | |
| Glades | 364 | 724 | |
| Gulf | 987 | 2,041 | |
| Hamilton | 533 | 1,345 | |
| Hardee | 456 | 1,971 | |
| Hendry | 525 | 1,285 | |
| Hernando | 1,979 | 3,397 | |
| Highlands | 967 | 3,292 | |
| Hillsborough | 17,028 | 38,788 | |
| Holmes | 1,212 | 2,873 | |
| Indian River | 813 | 1,518 | |
| Jackson | 2,164 | 6,027 | |
| Jefferson | 409 | 1,618 | |
| Lafayette | 345 | 1,001 | |
| Lake | 1,984 | 5,142 | |
| Lee | 6,236 | 7,985 | |
| Leon | 5,352 | 20,233 | |
| Levy | 479 | 2,175 | |
| Liberty | 514 | 1,395 | |
| Madison | 579 | 2,280 | |
| Manatee | 3,200 | 7,673 | |
| Marion | 2,199 | 8,392 | |
| Martin | 1,177 | 2,005 | |
| Miami-Dade | 79,473 | 52,183 | |
| Monroe | 2,674 | 5,376 | |
| Nassau | 1,200 | 2,282 | |
| Okaloosa | 5,366 | 7,045 | |
| Okeechobee | 719 | 1,471 | |
| Orange | 7,753 | 19,555 | |
| Osceola | 757 | 2,454 | |
| Palm Beach | 21,285 | 18,014 | |
| Pasco | 4,646 | 8,464 | |
| Pinellas | 16,791 | 28,046 | |
| Polk | 6,281 | 16,933 | |
| Putnam | 1,785 | 4,667 | |
| Santa Rosa | 2,856 | 7,383 | |
| Sarasota | 3,030 | 5,185 | |
| Seminole | 2,829 | 6,023 | |
| St. Johns | 1,450 | 3,955 | |
| St. Lucie | 1,449 | 2,881 | |
| Sumter | 553 | 2,225 | |
| Suwannee | 1,031 | 2,740 | |
| Taylor | 826 | 2,529 | |
| Union | 436 | 1,040 | |
| Volusia | 3,495 | 16,368 | |
| Wakulla | 473 | 1,984 | |
| Walton | 1,733 | 3,097 | |
| Washington | 1,091 | 3,020 | |
| Total | 329,455 | 497,255 | |
| % Votes | 39.9% | 60.1% | |