Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 4, 1980 General Election
Official Results
Supreme Court
| Shall Justice Ben F. Overton be retained in office? |
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| County | YES | NO | |
| Alachua | 24,697 | 8,207 | |
| Baker | 1,503 | 1,284 | |
| Bay | 13,021 | 5,735 | |
| Bradford | 2,573 | 1,608 | |
| Brevard | 51,671 | 26,256 | |
| Broward | 214,590 | 88,603 | |
| Calhoun | 1,178 | 722 | |
| Charlotte | 14,412 | 5,483 | |
| Citrus | 10,774 | 4,432 | |
| Clay | 10,534 | 5,750 | |
| Collier | 18,668 | 5,779 | |
| Columbia | 3,291 | 2,490 | |
| Desoto | 1,792 | 1,337 | |
| Dixie | 1,185 | 635 | |
| Duval | 72,828 | 39,037 | |
| Escambia | 34,732 | 20,586 | |
| Flagler | 2,832 | 730 | |
| Franklin | 983 | 532 | |
| Gadsden | 4,745 | 1,504 | |
| Gilchrist | 1,156 | 593 | |
| Glades | 904 | 503 | |
| Gulf | 1,413 | 880 | |
| Hamilton | 859 | 632 | |
| Hardee | 1,753 | 857 | |
| Hendry | 1,855 | 906 | |
| Hernando | 9,988 | 4,048 | |
| Highlands | 7,993 | 3,268 | |
| Hillsborough | 112,782 | 37,897 | |
| Holmes | 1,632 | 1,486 | |
| Indian River | 10,927 | 4,194 | |
| Jackson | 4,604 | 2,659 | |
| Jefferson | 1,419 | 569 | |
| Lafayette | 677 | 439 | |
| Lake | 15,540 | 11,269 | |
| Lee | 46,785 | 22,530 | |
| Leon | 30,119 | 6,029 | |
| Levy | 2,137 | 1,211 | |
| Liberty | 638 | 380 | |
| Madison | 2,313 | 1,031 | |
| Manatee | 32,885 | 13,216 | |
| Marion | 16,373 | 8,670 | |
| Martin | 14,791 | 4,993 | |
| Miami-Dade | 230,298 | 101,610 | |
| Monroe | 4,968 | 2,880 | |
| Nassau | 3,564 | 2,088 | |
| Okaloosa | 18,747 | 9,414 | |
| Okeechobee | 2,316 | 1,087 | |
| Orange | 63,236 | 31,155 | |
| Osceola | 7,741 | 4,020 | |
| Palm Beach | 147,552 | 44,477 | |
| Pasco | 48,581 | 16,370 | |
| Pinellas | 206,479 | 60,016 | |
| Polk | 46,627 | 19,666 | |
| Putnam | 7,361 | 3,777 | |
| Santa Rosa | 7,725 | 6,459 | |
| Sarasota | 49,140 | 14,845 | |
| Seminole | 28,675 | 14,316 | |
| St. Johns | 8,438 | 3,535 | |
| St. Lucie | 13,293 | 5,439 | |
| Sumter | 2,283 | 1,595 | |
| Suwannee | 2,445 | 1,408 | |
| Taylor | 1,948 | 1,121 | |
| Union | 854 | 689 | |
| Volusia | 39,982 | 14,981 | |
| Wakulla | 1,526 | 650 | |
| Walton | 2,917 | 2,161 | |
| Washington | 2,113 | 1,314 | |
| Total | 1,754,361 | 714,043 | |
| % Votes | 71.1% | 28.9% | |