Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 7, 1978 General Election
Official Results
Governor & Cabinet
| Commissioner of Education |
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| County | Ralph D. Turlington (DEM) |
Herman B. Williams (REP) |
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| Alachua | 24,152 | 5,631 | |
| Baker | 2,190 | 481 | |
| Bay | 12,475 | 5,760 | |
| Bradford | 3,478 | 840 | |
| Brevard | 46,997 | 25,542 | |
| Broward | 168,594 | 92,694 | |
| Calhoun | 1,972 | 511 | |
| Charlotte | 9,315 | 8,895 | |
| Citrus | 8,413 | 5,943 | |
| Clay | 7,613 | 4,690 | |
| Collier | 9,102 | 10,189 | |
| Columbia | 4,632 | 1,815 | |
| Desoto | 2,208 | 1,096 | |
| Dixie | 1,941 | 282 | |
| Duval | 80,615 | 34,686 | |
| Escambia | 37,010 | 12,786 | |
| Flagler | 2,093 | 864 | |
| Franklin | 1,309 | 399 | |
| Gadsden | 5,776 | 1,162 | |
| Gilchrist | 1,429 | 264 | |
| Glades | 1,074 | 300 | |
| Gulf | 1,958 | 670 | |
| Hamilton | 1,391 | 334 | |
| Hardee | 2,397 | 872 | |
| Hendry | 2,136 | 797 | |
| Hernando | 7,487 | 4,570 | |
| Highlands | 6,394 | 5,294 | |
| Hillsborough | 94,024 | 36,165 | |
| Holmes | 2,670 | 933 | |
| Indian River | 6,825 | 6,945 | |
| Jackson | 6,453 | 2,119 | |
| Jefferson | 1,884 | 514 | |
| Lafayette | 1,099 | 222 | |
| Lake | 13,960 | 11,694 | |
| Lee | 34,923 | 24,389 | |
| Leon | 27,408 | 8,537 | |
| Levy | 3,108 | 969 | |
| Liberty | 975 | 393 | |
| Madison | 2,850 | 649 | |
| Manatee | 22,981 | 18,386 | |
| Marion | 16,012 | 9,059 | |
| Martin | 8,288 | 8,380 | |
| Miami-Dade | 221,936 | 97,007 | |
| Monroe | 7,724 | 4,050 | |
| Nassau | 3,991 | 1,362 | |
| Okaloosa | 14,316 | 9,072 | |
| Okeechobee | 2,146 | 823 | |
| Orange | 55,234 | 35,015 | |
| Osceola | 6,162 | 3,998 | |
| Palm Beach | 91,189 | 63,361 | |
| Pasco | 30,270 | 24,093 | |
| Pinellas | 123,614 | 106,412 | |
| Polk | 42,215 | 22,733 | |
| Putnam | 7,753 | 2,812 | |
| Santa Rosa | 9,358 | 3,947 | |
| Sarasota | 29,572 | 29,511 | |
| Seminole | 19,309 | 14,525 | |
| St. Johns | 6,971 | 3,879 | |
| St. Lucie | 9,912 | 7,210 | |
| Sumter | 3,163 | 1,237 | |
| Suwannee | 3,569 | 1,154 | |
| Taylor | 2,798 | 798 | |
| Union | 1,397 | 235 | |
| Volusia | 36,678 | 18,755 | |
| Wakulla | 2,224 | 717 | |
| Walton | 4,112 | 1,331 | |
| Washington | 3,016 | 1,012 | |
| Total | 1,436,240 | 811,770 | |
| % Votes | 63.9% | 36.1% | |