Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
October 5, 1978 Runoff Election
Democratic Primary
Official Results
Governor & Cabinet
| Secretary of State |
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| County | Beverly F. Dozier | George Firestone | |
| Alachua | 6,346 | 8,362 | |
| Baker | 1,506 | 1,614 | |
| Bay | 6,181 | 7,617 | |
| Bradford | 1,675 | 1,438 | |
| Brevard | 8,707 | 8,961 | |
| Broward | 22,003 | 50,101 | |
| Calhoun | 1,386 | 1,131 | |
| Charlotte | 2,045 | 2,182 | |
| Citrus | 3,011 | 3,446 | |
| Clay | 2,424 | 2,146 | |
| Collier | 1,211 | 1,235 | |
| Columbia | 2,231 | 1,815 | |
| Desoto | 696 | 992 | |
| Dixie | 1,711 | 961 | |
| Duval | 31,078 | 27,753 | |
| Escambia | 15,725 | 15,522 | |
| Flagler | 498 | 623 | |
| Franklin | 1,188 | 1,075 | |
| Gadsden | 3,416 | 2,000 | |
| Gilchrist | 673 | 394 | |
| Glades | 595 | 476 | |
| Gulf | 1,263 | 1,734 | |
| Hamilton | 1,297 | 523 | |
| Hardee | 1,068 | 1,232 | |
| Hendry | 1,039 | 741 | |
| Hernando | 2,470 | 2,759 | |
| Highlands | 1,657 | 2,511 | |
| Hillsborough | 21,644 | 34,849 | |
| Holmes | 2,021 | 1,956 | |
| Indian River | 1,036 | 1,282 | |
| Jackson | 4,730 | 3,307 | |
| Jefferson | 1,015 | 962 | |
| Lafayette | 883 | 508 | |
| Lake | 3,091 | 3,916 | |
| Lee | 6,994 | 7,215 | |
| Leon | 10,997 | 15,119 | |
| Levy | 1,387 | 1,169 | |
| Liberty | 996 | 858 | |
| Madison | 1,995 | 909 | |
| Manatee | 3,847 | 6,996 | |
| Marion | 5,060 | 5,059 | |
| Martin | 1,417 | 1,706 | |
| Miami-Dade | 36,173 | 93,845 | |
| Monroe | 3,456 | 4,836 | |
| Nassau | 1,784 | 1,573 | |
| Okaloosa | 6,174 | 6,228 | |
| Okeechobee | 1,075 | 974 | |
| Orange | 12,482 | 14,740 | |
| Osceola | 1,589 | 1,520 | |
| Palm Beach | 13,971 | 24,050 | |
| Pasco | 6,052 | 6,839 | |
| Pinellas | 18,950 | 25,320 | |
| Polk | 9,939 | 12,834 | |
| Putnam | 3,154 | 3,019 | |
| Santa Rosa | 6,051 | 4,029 | |
| Sarasota | 2,966 | 5,250 | |
| Seminole | 4,196 | 4,566 | |
| St. Johns | 3,056 | 2,267 | |
| St. Lucie | 1,730 | 2,541 | |
| Sumter | 1,269 | 1,369 | |
| Suwannee | 2,404 | 1,393 | |
| Taylor | 1,977 | 1,274 | |
| Union | 777 | 717 | |
| Volusia | 6,914 | 12,503 | |
| Wakulla | 1,227 | 1,266 | |
| Walton | 2,968 | 2,079 | |
| Washington | 2,114 | 1,885 | |
| Total | 342,661 | 472,072 | |
| % Votes | 42.1% | 57.9% | |