Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 7, 1978 General Election
Official Results
Governor & Cabinet
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor |
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| County | Bob Graham / Wayne Mixson (DEM) |
Jack Eckerd / Paula Hawkins (REP) |
|
| Alachua | 21,403 | 10,909 | |
| Baker | 2,012 | 1,167 | |
| Bay | 12,063 | 10,728 | |
| Bradford | 2,928 | 1,678 | |
| Brevard | 40,527 | 37,744 | |
| Broward | 185,612 | 105,957 | |
| Calhoun | 2,126 | 796 | |
| Charlotte | 8,742 | 11,738 | |
| Citrus | 6,589 | 9,127 | |
| Clay | 5,980 | 7,581 | |
| Collier | 8,177 | 12,681 | |
| Columbia | 3,709 | 3,645 | |
| Desoto | 2,093 | 1,797 | |
| Dixie | 1,702 | 657 | |
| Duval | 70,873 | 64,142 | |
| Escambia | 28,179 | 27,014 | |
| Flagler | 1,994 | 1,321 | |
| Franklin | 1,486 | 774 | |
| Gadsden | 5,651 | 2,222 | |
| Gilchrist | 1,260 | 573 | |
| Glades | 1,117 | 421 | |
| Gulf | 2,370 | 1,302 | |
| Hamilton | 1,243 | 777 | |
| Hardee | 2,177 | 1,704 | |
| Hendry | 1,957 | 1,394 | |
| Hernando | 6,388 | 7,065 | |
| Highlands | 6,020 | 7,570 | |
| Hillsborough | 77,958 | 62,264 | |
| Holmes | 3,206 | 1,019 | |
| Indian River | 6,783 | 8,417 | |
| Jackson | 8,449 | 1,686 | |
| Jefferson | 1,803 | 977 | |
| Lafayette | 970 | 458 | |
| Lake | 12,156 | 17,042 | |
| Lee | 28,218 | 35,023 | |
| Leon | 25,020 | 14,026 | |
| Levy | 2,828 | 1,860 | |
| Liberty | 999 | 463 | |
| Madison | 2,477 | 1,281 | |
| Manatee | 19,882 | 25,832 | |
| Marion | 13,541 | 13,639 | |
| Martin | 8,811 | 9,840 | |
| Miami-Dade | 272,906 | 116,097 | |
| Monroe | 7,862 | 6,207 | |
| Nassau | 3,457 | 2,994 | |
| Okaloosa | 12,458 | 12,670 | |
| Okeechobee | 2,349 | 1,077 | |
| Orange | 54,356 | 46,633 | |
| Osceola | 5,808 | 5,696 | |
| Palm Beach | 96,427 | 69,389 | |
| Pasco | 25,901 | 31,456 | |
| Pinellas | 108,814 | 140,105 | |
| Polk | 33,480 | 38,825 | |
| Putnam | 7,130 | 4,752 | |
| Santa Rosa | 7,687 | 7,028 | |
| Sarasota | 28,103 | 38,601 | |
| Seminole | 18,843 | 18,312 | |
| St. Johns | 5,368 | 6,678 | |
| St. Lucie | 10,084 | 9,417 | |
| Sumter | 3,268 | 2,466 | |
| Suwannee | 2,781 | 2,739 | |
| Taylor | 2,484 | 1,484 | |
| Union | 1,243 | 528 | |
| Volusia | 38,495 | 29,733 | |
| Wakulla | 2,065 | 1,438 | |
| Walton | 4,214 | 2,005 | |
| Washington | 3,518 | 1,247 | |
| Total | 1,406,580 | 1,123,888 | |
| % Votes | 55.6% | 44.4% | |