Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
September 12, 1978 Primary Election
Democratic Primary
Official Results
Governor & Cabinet
| Attorney General |
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| County | Alan Becker | Barry Richard | Jim Smith | |
| Alachua | 1,801 | 4,776 | 7,753 | |
| Baker | 678 | 482 | 1,482 | |
| Bay | 3,772 | 1,676 | 7,174 | |
| Bradford | 603 | 754 | 1,851 | |
| Brevard | 6,513 | 5,360 | 10,581 | |
| Broward | 37,700 | 19,523 | 26,925 | |
| Calhoun | 636 | 170 | 1,315 | |
| Charlotte | 860 | 1,165 | 2,321 | |
| Citrus | 1,364 | 1,469 | 3,595 | |
| Clay | 1,214 | 1,127 | 2,444 | |
| Collier | 605 | 644 | 2,370 | |
| Columbia | 1,756 | 1,269 | 1,896 | |
| Desoto | 247 | 516 | 1,362 | |
| Dixie | 535 | 321 | 1,664 | |
| Duval | 15,719 | 15,525 | 30,682 | |
| Escambia | 9,017 | 5,644 | 11,663 | |
| Flagler | 234 | 353 | 703 | |
| Franklin | 459 | 337 | 1,120 | |
| Gadsden | 1,220 | 717 | 3,282 | |
| Gilchrist | 351 | 283 | 933 | |
| Glades | 198 | 213 | 753 | |
| Gulf | 571 | 462 | 2,031 | |
| Hamilton | 444 | 253 | 1,076 | |
| Hardee | 196 | 313 | 1,662 | |
| Hendry | 383 | 447 | 1,243 | |
| Hernando | 1,175 | 1,089 | 2,896 | |
| Highlands | 684 | 941 | 2,908 | |
| Hillsborough | 12,008 | 15,424 | 39,620 | |
| Holmes | 736 | 626 | 2,016 | |
| Indian River | 854 | 765 | 2,044 | |
| Jackson | 1,285 | 1,075 | 4,721 | |
| Jefferson | 356 | 556 | 1,177 | |
| Lafayette | 298 | 181 | 812 | |
| Lake | 1,206 | 2,082 | 4,547 | |
| Lee | 4,668 | 4,880 | 8,158 | |
| Leon | 3,298 | 4,504 | 15,677 | |
| Levy | 298 | 430 | 2,186 | |
| Liberty | 333 | 193 | 908 | |
| Madison | 587 | 388 | 2,001 | |
| Manatee | 1,605 | 4,310 | 6,944 | |
| Marion | 1,582 | 2,029 | 8,392 | |
| Martin | 823 | 1,096 | 2,199 | |
| Miami-Dade | 51,377 | 51,892 | 36,590 | |
| Monroe | 1,456 | 1,745 | 3,839 | |
| Nassau | 930 | 895 | 1,642 | |
| Okaloosa | 4,290 | 2,358 | 5,356 | |
| Okeechobee | 306 | 459 | 1,156 | |
| Orange | 5,602 | 5,064 | 16,469 | |
| Osceola | 621 | 491 | 2,238 | |
| Palm Beach | 15,257 | 12,365 | 15,754 | |
| Pasco | 3,106 | 4,692 | 7,382 | |
| Pinellas | 10,318 | 18,003 | 20,065 | |
| Polk | 4,541 | 7,130 | 14,818 | |
| Putnam | 1,113 | 1,117 | 3,597 | |
| Santa Rosa | 2,088 | 1,388 | 5,802 | |
| Sarasota | 2,136 | 4,949 | 2,422 | |
| Seminole | 2,088 | 1,548 | 5,213 | |
| St. Johns | 981 | 1,141 | 3,709 | |
| St. Lucie | 789 | 1,304 | 2,660 | |
| Sumter | 349 | 509 | 1,764 | |
| Suwannee | 1,065 | 943 | 1,600 | |
| Taylor | 765 | 378 | 1,834 | |
| Union | 337 | 310 | 904 | |
| Volusia | 2,109 | 7,009 | 11,021 | |
| Wakulla | 285 | 352 | 1,617 | |
| Walton | 1,012 | 635 | 2,535 | |
| Washington | 623 | 473 | 2,505 | |
| Total | 232,416 | 231,518 | 407,579 | |
| % Votes | 26.7% | 26.6% | 46.8% | |
| Runoff Election Indicated | ||||
| Recount Completed | ||||