Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 4, 1980 General Election
Official Results
Supreme Court
| Shall Justice James E. Alderman be retained in office? |
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| County | YES | NO | |
| Alachua | 24,947 | 8,390 | |
| Baker | 1,534 | 1,321 | |
| Bay | 13,299 | 5,847 | |
| Bradford | 2,667 | 1,607 | |
| Brevard | 52,102 | 26,946 | |
| Broward | 213,407 | 89,402 | |
| Calhoun | 1,214 | 733 | |
| Charlotte | 15,145 | 5,772 | |
| Citrus | 10,992 | 4,900 | |
| Clay | 10,519 | 6,042 | |
| Collier | 18,375 | 5,220 | |
| Columbia | 3,374 | 2,514 | |
| Desoto | 1,784 | 1,432 | |
| Dixie | 1,093 | 643 | |
| Duval | 73,876 | 41,167 | |
| Escambia | 35,188 | 21,466 | |
| Flagler | 2,904 | 809 | |
| Franklin | 976 | 499 | |
| Gadsden | 4,725 | 1,616 | |
| Gilchrist | 1,211 | 594 | |
| Glades | 888 | 526 | |
| Gulf | 1,490 | 914 | |
| Hamilton | 956 | 616 | |
| Hardee | 1,722 | 879 | |
| Hendry | 1,994 | 925 | |
| Hernando | 10,121 | 4,256 | |
| Highlands | 8,172 | 3,363 | |
| Hillsborough | 112,258 | 39,199 | |
| Holmes | 1,693 | 1,544 | |
| Indian River | 11,486 | 4,354 | |
| Jackson | 4,836 | 2,807 | |
| Jefferson | 1,447 | 593 | |
| Lafayette | 677 | 451 | |
| Lake | 15,631 | 11,837 | |
| Lee | 49,014 | 23,285 | |
| Leon | 29,825 | 6,006 | |
| Levy | 22,764 | 1,311 | |
| Liberty | 640 | 386 | |
| Madison | 2,419 | 1,012 | |
| Manatee | 32,756 | 13,424 | |
| Marion | 16,457 | 8,975 | |
| Martin | 15,395 | 5,349 | |
| Miami-Dade | 237,254 | 100,309 | |
| Monroe | 5,022 | 2,894 | |
| Nassau | 3,582 | 2,207 | |
| Okaloosa | 18,724 | 9,728 | |
| Okeechobee | 2,717 | 1,109 | |
| Orange | 63,190 | 32,773 | |
| Osceola | 7,837 | 4,209 | |
| Palm Beach | 147,202 | 46,478 | |
| Pasco | 47,724 | 17,605 | |
| Pinellas | 198,271 | 67,932 | |
| Polk | 47,597 | 20,350 | |
| Putnam | 7,099 | 4,095 | |
| Santa Rosa | 7,791 | 6,641 | |
| Sarasota | 48,896 | 14,958 | |
| Seminole | 29,198 | 14,854 | |
| St. Johns | 8,509 | 3,719 | |
| St. Lucie | 15,009 | 5,570 | |
| Sumter | 2,360 | 1,662 | |
| Suwannee | 2,518 | 1,392 | |
| Taylor | 2,000 | 1,172 | |
| Union | 901 | 699 | |
| Volusia | 40,331 | 15,864 | |
| Wakulla | 1,561 | 660 | |
| Walton | 2,989 | 2,195 | |
| Washington | 2,302 | 1,367 | |
| Total | 1,782,557 | 739,374 | |
| % Votes | 70.7% | 29.3% | |