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

Official Results

Supreme Court

Shall Justice Joe Boyd be retained in office?
County YES NO
Alachua 21,942 11,462
Baker 1,512 1,349
Bay 13,001 6,051
Bradford 2,507 1,717
Brevard 51,659 28,094
Broward 189,638 110,840
Calhoun 1,152 799
Charlotte 12,209 8,236
Citrus 10,314 5,269
Clay 10,066 6,390
Collier 11,618 12,107
Columbia 3,240 2,729
Desoto 1,706 1,535
Dixie 1,089 676
Duval 72,512 42,235
Escambia 33,624 22,857
Flagler 2,899 804
Franklin 914 631
Gadsden 4,461 2,003
Gilchrist 1,128 644
Glades 866 514
Gulf 1,403 1,011
Hamilton 876 611
Hardee 1,594 880
Hendry 1,843 1,019
Hernando 9,295 4,864
Highlands 7,820 3,740
Hillsborough 104,761 43,641
Holmes 1,628 1,545
Indian River 10,534 4,837
Jackson 4,601 3,101
Jefferson 1,392 681
Lafayette 687 448
Lake 15,188 12,020
Lee 35,592 34,618
Leon 23,990 12,466
Levy 2,191 1,418
Liberty 642 411
Madison 2,268 1,158
Manatee 26,802 19,098
Marion 15,701 9,188
Martin 14,097 6,265
Miami-Dade 218,266 160,850
Monroe 4,725 3,289
Nassau 3,515 2,274
Okaloosa 18,115 10,233
Okeechobee 2,451 1,142
Orange 59,818 35,778
Osceola 7,647 4,285
Palm Beach 133,997 56,453
Pasco 44,609 21,361
Pinellas 147,219 119,423
Polk 42,516 24,676
Putnam 6,717 4,417
Santa Rosa 7,616 6,749
Sarasota 32,371 29,443
Seminole 27,628 15,806
St. Johns 8,057 4,179
St. Lucie 12,728 6,438
Sumter 2,312 1,662
Suwannee 2,405 1,536
Taylor 1,971 1,219
Union 842 731
Volusia 40,623 16,408
Wakulla 1,414 854
Walton 2,904 2,272
Washington 2,124 1,420
Total 1,563,552 962,860
% Votes 61.9% 38.1%