Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 7, 1978 General Election
Official Results
Constitutional Amendment
| Executive [Public Service Commission and Public Counsel] (rev. Art. IV, Sec. 10; Art. V, Sec. 3(b)(3)) |
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| County | Yes | No | |
| Alachua | 12,115 | 15,658 | |
| Baker | 349 | 2,316 | |
| Bay | 2,555 | 16,512 | |
| Bradford | 857 | 3,151 | |
| Brevard | 18,216 | 51,123 | |
| Broward | 93,988 | 150,097 | |
| Calhoun | 198 | 2,317 | |
| Charlotte | 4,197 | 12,838 | |
| Citrus | 3,774 | 8,995 | |
| Clay | 2,766 | 8,959 | |
| Collier | 4,213 | 15,090 | |
| Columbia | 819 | 5,492 | |
| Desoto | 525 | 2,627 | |
| Dixie | 369 | 1,655 | |
| Duval | 30,611 | 77,898 | |
| Escambia | 11,989 | 33,056 | |
| Flagler | 1,251 | 1,466 | |
| Franklin | 333 | 1,480 | |
| Gadsden | 1,211 | 4,915 | |
| Gilchrist | 335 | 1,292 | |
| Glades | 409 | 895 | |
| Gulf | 233 | 2,852 | |
| Hamilton | 277 | 1,345 | |
| Hardee | 450 | 2,659 | |
| Hendry | 504 | 2,094 | |
| Hernando | 3,682 | 7,297 | |
| Highlands | 2,616 | 8,210 | |
| Hillsborough | 52,693 | 74,811 | |
| Holmes | 590 | 2,912 | |
| Indian River | 3,185 | 9,019 | |
| Jackson | 853 | 7,052 | |
| Jefferson | 394 | 1,653 | |
| Lafayette | 126 | 1,157 | |
| Lake | 6,212 | 17,587 | |
| Lee | 22,412 | 35,360 | |
| Leon | 9,746 | 24,401 | |
| Levy | 839 | 3,113 | |
| Liberty | 130 | 1,131 | |
| Madison | 563 | 2,602 | |
| Manatee | 9,871 | 32,154 | |
| Marion | 5,932 | 18,522 | |
| Martin | 4,485 | 10,828 | |
| Miami-Dade | 142,428 | 167,811 | |
| Monroe | 5,154 | 5,987 | |
| Nassau | 862 | 4,203 | |
| Okaloosa | 4,441 | 18,097 | |
| Okeechobee | 763 | 1,814 | |
| Orange | 26,140 | 59,295 | |
| Osceola | 2,565 | 6,541 | |
| Palm Beach | 62,818 | 85,248 | |
| Pasco | 21,193 | 30,738 | |
| Pinellas | 108,727 | 113,407 | |
| Polk | 15,647 | 44,081 | |
| Putnam | 1,564 | 8,700 | |
| Santa Rosa | 2,701 | 9,752 | |
| Sarasota | 12,407 | 47,377 | |
| Seminole | 10,645 | 20,812 | |
| St. Johns | 2,205 | 7,688 | |
| St. Lucie | 4,394 | 10,952 | |
| Sumter | 743 | 3,692 | |
| Suwannee | 558 | 4,243 | |
| Taylor | 599 | 2,780 | |
| Union | 282 | 1,225 | |
| Volusia | 27,067 | 26,554 | |
| Wakulla | 311 | 2,411 | |
| Walton | 603 | 4,199 | |
| Washington | 376 | 3,350 | |
| Total | 772,066 | 1,375,548 | |
| % Votes | 35.9% | 64.1% | |