Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 4, 1980 General Election

Official Results

Constitutional Amendment

Passage of bills (Art. III, Sec. 7)
County Yes No
Alachua 24,319 11,523
Baker 1,419 1,443
Bay 13,393 8,395
Bradford 2,543 1,994
Brevard 53,564 36,837
Broward 225,392 86,384
Calhoun 782 1,024
Charlotte 15,221 7,507
Citrus 9,580 5,713
Clay 9,547 8,043
Collier 14,572 12,452
Columbia 3,867 3,752
Desoto 1,742 1,625
Dixie 1,014 812
Duval 64,269 49,906
Escambia 35,121 22,446
Flagler 2,312 1,387
Franklin 1,005 631
Gadsden 3,766 2,557
Gilchrist 1,041 856
Glades 821 589
Gulf 1,319 1,349
Hamilton 782 779
Hardee 1,256 1,452
Hendry 1,590 1,350
Hernando 9,326 5,900
Highlands 8,836 5,083
Hillsborough 108,953 51,615
Holmes 1,544 1,644
Indian River 10,225 5,574
Jackson 4,151 3,058
Jefferson 1,030 750
Lafayette 535 619
Lake 14,493 12,890
Lee 52,244 24,427
Leon 24,791 11,219
Levy 2,414 1,827
Liberty 555 484
Madison 1,860 1,776
Manatee 37,355 17,123
Marion 18,466 11,524
Martin 14,035 7,429
Miami-Dade 252,950 95,835
Monroe 8,072 4,714
Nassau 3,508 2,806
Okaloosa 15,954 13,875
Okeechobee 2,002 1,314
Orange 65,488 40,146
Osceola 8,439 5,061
Palm Beach 144,163 52,260
Pasco 43,150 27,013
Pinellas 201,219 69,943
Polk 37,782 26,639
Putnam 6,675 5,507
Santa Rosa 7,558 7,206
Sarasota 57,065 21,511
Seminole 33,091 17,740
St. Johns 6,750 6,755
St. Lucie 14,542 7,055
Sumter 2,261 2,101
Suwannee 2,557 2,603
Taylor 1,874 1,401
Union 849 757
Volusia 40,636 22,282
Wakulla 1,208 1,003
Walton 2,608 2,514
Washington 2,173 1,422
Total 1,763,624 873,211
% Votes 66.9% 33.1%