Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 7, 1978 General Election
Official Results
Constitutional Amendment
| Declaration of rights (rev. of Art. I, Sec. 2) |
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| County | Yes | No | |
| Alachua | 16,022 | 14,536 | |
| Baker | 438 | 2,389 | |
| Bay | 5,684 | 14,672 | |
| Bradford | 1,090 | 3,158 | |
| Brevard | 33,263 | 40,444 | |
| Broward | 137,669 | 125,177 | |
| Calhoun | 461 | 2,165 | |
| Charlotte | 6,016 | 12,280 | |
| Citrus | 4,778 | 8,968 | |
| Clay | 3,180 | 9,413 | |
| Collier | 6,931 | 13,077 | |
| Columbia | 1,480 | 5,281 | |
| Desoto | 773 | 2,628 | |
| Dixie | 701 | 1,494 | |
| Duval | 37,927 | 82,887 | |
| Escambia | 14,392 | 34,511 | |
| Flagler | 1,274 | 1,720 | |
| Franklin | 567 | 1,435 | |
| Gadsden | 1,950 | 4,588 | |
| Gilchrist | 411 | 1,304 | |
| Glades | 470 | 949 | |
| Gulf | 508 | 2,712 | |
| Hamilton | 383 | 1,360 | |
| Hardee | 523 | 2,642 | |
| Hendry | 724 | 2,120 | |
| Hernando | 4,091 | 7,515 | |
| Highlands | 3,103 | 8,716 | |
| Hillsborough | 55,062 | 78,987 | |
| Holmes | 714 | 3,017 | |
| Indian River | 5,989 | 7,215 | |
| Jackson | 1,721 | 6,713 | |
| Jefferson | 552 | 1,646 | |
| Lafayette | 281 | 1,085 | |
| Lake | 8,395 | 17,049 | |
| Lee | 24,247 | 37,128 | |
| Leon | 13,998 | 22,378 | |
| Levy | 1,184 | 3,114 | |
| Liberty | 225 | 1,084 | |
| Madison | 986 | 2,435 | |
| Manatee | 15,931 | 27,025 | |
| Marion | 8,283 | 17,409 | |
| Martin | 6,754 | 9,842 | |
| Miami-Dade | 182,935 | 167,096 | |
| Monroe | 5,999 | 6,258 | |
| Nassau | 1,263 | 4,408 | |
| Okaloosa | 7,560 | 15,799 | |
| Okeechobee | 983 | 1,938 | |
| Orange | 35,927 | 57,618 | |
| Osceola | 3,198 | 6,554 | |
| Palm Beach | 90,690 | 76,560 | |
| Pasco | 20,879 | 32,784 | |
| Pinellas | 108,838 | 127,134 | |
| Polk | 19,804 | 45,196 | |
| Putnam | 2,637 | 8,047 | |
| Santa Rosa | 3,420 | 9,787 | |
| Sarasota | 26,456 | 36,934 | |
| Seminole | 14,050 | 20,502 | |
| St. Johns | 3,084 | 7,718 | |
| St. Lucie | 6,857 | 10,147 | |
| Sumter | 1,327 | 3,354 | |
| Suwannee | 800 | 1,247 | |
| Taylor | 769 | 2,880 | |
| Union | 360 | 1,278 | |
| Volusia | 32,667 | 26,680 | |
| Wakulla | 657 | 2,271 | |
| Walton | 1,402 | 3,783 | |
| Washington | 786 | 3,256 | |
| Total | 1,002,479 | 1,323,497 | |
| % Votes | 43.1% | 56.9% | |