Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 7, 1978 General Election
Official Results
Governor & Cabinet
| Secretary of State |
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| County | George Firestone (DEM) |
Ander Crenshaw (REP) |
|
| Alachua | 20,233 | 8,642 | |
| Baker | 1,749 | 1,077 | |
| Bay | 11,124 | 9,052 | |
| Bradford | 2,998 | 1,355 | |
| Brevard | 37,419 | 36,061 | |
| Broward | 177,188 | 95,069 | |
| Calhoun | 1,890 | 710 | |
| Charlotte | 7,962 | 10,940 | |
| Citrus | 6,901 | 7,505 | |
| Clay | 4,919 | 7,703 | |
| Collier | 8,629 | 10,956 | |
| Columbia | 3,532 | 3,004 | |
| Desoto | 1,994 | 1,451 | |
| Dixie | 1,864 | 365 | |
| Duval | 47,386 | 77,225 | |
| Escambia | 31,506 | 19,955 | |
| Flagler | 1,668 | 1,361 | |
| Franklin | 1,248 | 612 | |
| Gadsden | 4,925 | 2,035 | |
| Gilchrist | 1,310 | 382 | |
| Glades | 1,006 | 422 | |
| Gulf | 2,115 | 915 | |
| Hamilton | 1,058 | 714 | |
| Hardee | 2,036 | 1,350 | |
| Hendry | 1,943 | 1,033 | |
| Hernando | 6,283 | 5,960 | |
| Highlands | 5,194 | 6,991 | |
| Hillsborough | 69,934 | 61,998 | |
| Holmes | 2,714 | 1,041 | |
| Indian River | 5,657 | 8,246 | |
| Jackson | 6,400 | 2,400 | |
| Jefferson | 1,557 | 910 | |
| Lafayette | 870 | 458 | |
| Lake | 10,626 | 15,420 | |
| Lee | 29,762 | 30,789 | |
| Leon | 22,214 | 15,418 | |
| Levy | 2,721 | 1,310 | |
| Liberty | 913 | 433 | |
| Madison | 2,386 | 1,135 | |
| Manatee | 20,936 | 22,182 | |
| Marion | 14,204 | 10,380 | |
| Martin | 7,965 | 9,163 | |
| Miami-Dade | 255,502 | 91,291 | |
| Monroe | 8,228 | 4,031 | |
| Nassau | 2,804 | 2,676 | |
| Okaloosa | 13,182 | 10,596 | |
| Okeechobee | 2,033 | 1,000 | |
| Orange | 38,215 | 53,766 | |
| Osceola | 4,765 | 5,539 | |
| Palm Beach | 82,359 | 74,353 | |
| Pasco | 25,672 | 29,223 | |
| Pinellas | 104,728 | 126,310 | |
| Polk | 30,216 | 35,665 | |
| Putnam | 6,358 | 4,173 | |
| Santa Rosa | 8,905 | 4,700 | |
| Sarasota | 27,609 | 33,786 | |
| Seminole | 13,435 | 20,845 | |
| St. Johns | 4,921 | 6,157 | |
| St. Lucie | 9,429 | 8,176 | |
| Sumter | 2,694 | 1,810 | |
| Suwannee | 2,079 | 2,820 | |
| Taylor | 2,272 | 1,327 | |
| Union | 1,217 | 409 | |
| Volusia | 28,205 | 28,920 | |
| Wakulla | 1,983 | 1,033 | |
| Walton | 3,916 | 1,730 | |
| Washington | 2,992 | 1,239 | |
| Total | 1,278,658 | 1,045,703 | |
| % Votes | 55.0% | 45.0% | |