Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 7, 1978 General Election
Official Results
Governor & Cabinet
| Treasurer |
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| County | Bill Gunter (DEM) |
Jeffrey L. Latham (REP) |
|
| Alachua | 24,979 | 4,432 | |
| Baker | 2,615 | 264 | |
| Bay | 15,169 | 4,345 | |
| Bradford | 3,791 | 530 | |
| Brevard | 58,804 | 16,415 | |
| Broward | 196,352 | 72,920 | |
| Calhoun | 2,350 | 301 | |
| Charlotte | 23,352 | 7,081 | |
| Citrus | 11,498 | 3,531 | |
| Clay | 9,480 | 3,184 | |
| Collier | 10,873 | 8,926 | |
| Columbia | 5,690 | 997 | |
| Desoto | 2,844 | 642 | |
| Dixie | 2,115 | 186 | |
| Duval | 97,132 | 23,672 | |
| Escambia | 41,582 | 9,761 | |
| Flagler | 2,474 | 636 | |
| Franklin | 1,620 | 256 | |
| Gadsden | 6,376 | 773 | |
| Gilchrist | 1,573 | 187 | |
| Glades | 1,251 | 187 | |
| Gulf | 2,529 | 401 | |
| Hamilton | 1,640 | 206 | |
| Hardee | 3,091 | 451 | |
| Hendry | 2,583 | 483 | |
| Hernando | 9,942 | 2,836 | |
| Highlands | 8,613 | 3,671 | |
| Hillsborough | 108,559 | 25,216 | |
| Holmes | 3,309 | 529 | |
| Indian River | 8,231 | 5,956 | |
| Jackson | 8,166 | 945 | |
| Jefferson | 2,178 | 325 | |
| Lafayette | 1,254 | 113 | |
| Lake | 19,988 | 7,582 | |
| Lee | 42,016 | 18,598 | |
| Leon | 30,621 | 5,894 | |
| Levy | 3,565 | 640 | |
| Liberty | 1,190 | 181 | |
| Madison | 3,143 | 449 | |
| Manatee | 29,051 | 13,865 | |
| Marion | 20,010 | 5,497 | |
| Martin | 10,060 | 7,171 | |
| Miami-Dade | 269,037 | 69,218 | |
| Monroe | 9,048 | 3,360 | |
| Nassau | 4,823 | 796 | |
| Okaloosa | 16,654 | 7,280 | |
| Okeechobee | 2,676 | 472 | |
| Orange | 77,163 | 19,670 | |
| Osceola | 8,168 | 2,615 | |
| Palm Beach | 103,629 | 53,134 | |
| Pasco | 40,323 | 15,754 | |
| Pinellas | 156,159 | 79,596 | |
| Polk | 52,803 | 15,006 | |
| Putnam | 9,260 | 1,727 | |
| Santa Rosa | 11,023 | 2,764 | |
| Sarasota | 36,973 | 24,390 | |
| Seminole | 26,695 | 9,093 | |
| St. Johns | 8,533 | 2,663 | |
| St. Lucie | 11,861 | 5,950 | |
| Sumter | 4,398 | 713 | |
| Suwannee | 4,706 | 515 | |
| Taylor | 3,325 | 397 | |
| Union | 1,554 | 132 | |
| Volusia | 46,659 | 14,297 | |
| Wakulla | 2,659 | 421 | |
| Walton | 4,842 | 887 | |
| Washington | 3,805 | 645 | |
| Total | 1,758,435 | 591,730 | |
| % Votes | 74.8% | 25.2% | |