Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
October 5, 1978 Runoff Election
Democratic Primary

Official Results

Governor & Cabinet

Attorney General
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%