Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 7, 1978 General Election

Official Results

Constitutional Amendment

Finance and Taxation (rev. Art. VII; Art. X, Sec. 12(h))
County Yes No
Alachua 8,543 19,467
Baker 423 2,247
Bay 5,092 14,093
Bradford 874 3,199
Brevard 23,700 44,518
Broward 113,144 138,327
Calhoun 499 2,090
Charlotte 4,294 12,938
Citrus 3,511 9,426
Clay 2,753 9,092
Collier 5,138 13,842
Columbia 974 4,869
Desoto 649 2,576
Dixie 427 1,542
Duval 33,318 77,039
Escambia 20,228 26,055
Flagler 956 1,816
Franklin 459 1,383
Gadsden 1,953 4,464
Gilchrist 425 1,237
Glades 485 789
Gulf 476 2,667
Hamilton 348 1,279
Hardee 460 2,438
Hendry 693 1,905
Hernando 2,940 8,116
Highlands 2,368 8,725
Hillsborough 31,753 69,827
Holmes 1,002 2,585
Indian River 5,398 7,114
Jackson 1,578 6,446
Jefferson 549 1,532
Lafayette 238 1,065
Lake 6,918 16,932
Lee 19,773 38,930
Leon 8,826 25,165
Levy 953 3,041
Liberty 262 1,013
Madison 788 2,455
Manatee 9,708 32,581
Marion 5,694 19,163
Martin 4,966 10,561
Miami-Dade 161,314 150,731
Monroe 5,258 6,189
Nassau 1,155 3,955
Okaloosa 8,462 14,786
Okeechobee 1,016 1,589
Orange 29,117 55,504
Osceola 2,800 6,200
Palm Beach 63,181 85,367
Pasco 17,203 35,862
Pinellas 75,147 150,952
Polk 15,876 44,137
Putnam 1,899 8,292
Santa Rosa 5,936 7,163
Sarasota 12,773 47,833
Seminole 12,010 19,811
St. Johns 2,206 7,788
St. Lucie 5,545 10,706
Sumter 947 3,528
Suwannee 905 3,640
Taylor 1,052 2,350
Union 321 1,165
Volusia 18,752 37,614
Wakulla 457 2,251
Walton 1,586 3,455
Washington 935 2,929
Total 779,389 1,368,346
% Votes 36.3% 63.7%