Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 7, 1978 General Election
Official Results
Constitutional Amendment
| Executive [Cabinet] (rev. Art. IV, Secs. (g) 3, 4, 5, 6, 8(a); Art. XI, Sec. 2) |
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| County | Yes | No | |
| Alachua | 9,574 | 18,815 | |
| Baker | 195 | 2,455 | |
| Bay | 1,712 | 17,738 | |
| Bradford | 673 | 3,355 | |
| Brevard | 14,323 | 55,149 | |
| Broward | 60,428 | 182,823 | |
| Calhoun | 151 | 2,405 | |
| Charlotte | 3,493 | 14,038 | |
| Citrus | 2,387 | 10,782 | |
| Clay | 1,741 | 10,078 | |
| Collier | 2,987 | 16,423 | |
| Columbia | 563 | 5,785 | |
| Desoto | 394 | 2,864 | |
| Dixie | 261 | 1,787 | |
| Duval | 20,146 | 89,724 | |
| Escambia | 8,745 | 37,559 | |
| Flagler | 1,120 | 1,625 | |
| Franklin | 241 | 1,656 | |
| Gadsden | 849 | 5,159 | |
| Gilchrist | 189 | 1,466 | |
| Glades | 259 | 1,072 | |
| Gulf | 188 | 2,941 | |
| Hamilton | 207 | 1,447 | |
| Hardee | 240 | 2,870 | |
| Hendry | 339 | 2,343 | |
| Hernando | 2,082 | 9,160 | |
| Highlands | 1,336 | 9,881 | |
| Hillsborough | 19,471 | 108,039 | |
| Holmes | 487 | 3,050 | |
| Indian River | 3,304 | 9,339 | |
| Jackson | 644 | 7,462 | |
| Jefferson | 259 | 1,897 | |
| Lafayette | 85 | 1,218 | |
| Lake | 4,884 | 19,000 | |
| Lee | 10,609 | 47,374 | |
| Leon | 5,789 | 29,311 | |
| Levy | 598 | 3,381 | |
| Liberty | 95 | 1,194 | |
| Madison | 430 | 2,818 | |
| Manatee | 10,595 | 31,933 | |
| Marion | 3,611 | 20,913 | |
| Martin | 3,382 | 12,376 | |
| Miami-Dade | 97,104 | 211,481 | |
| Monroe | 3,522 | 7,731 | |
| Nassau | 661 | 4,540 | |
| Okaloosa | 2,980 | 19,649 | |
| Okeechobee | 482 | 2,217 | |
| Orange | 22,546 | 63,118 | |
| Osceola | 1,977 | 7,127 | |
| Palm Beach | 41,517 | 100,616 | |
| Pasco | 13,732 | 38,202 | |
| Pinellas | 82,062 | 141,228 | |
| Polk | 9,024 | 52,335 | |
| Putnam | 1,240 | 8,924 | |
| Santa Rosa | 2,003 | 10,731 | |
| Sarasota | 22,955 | 37,517 | |
| Seminole | 8,990 | 22,969 | |
| St. Johns | 1,735 | 8,371 | |
| St. Lucie | 3,274 | 12,881 | |
| Sumter | 486 | 3,948 | |
| Suwannee | 376 | 4,442 | |
| Taylor | 371 | 3,067 | |
| Union | 199 | 1,326 | |
| Volusia | 23,615 | 31,063 | |
| Wakulla | 215 | 2,584 | |
| Walton | 483 | 4,368 | |
| Washington | 364 | 3,490 | |
| Total | 540,979 | 1,614,630 | |
| % Votes | 25.1% | 74.9% | |