Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
September 12, 1978 Primary Election
Democratic Primary
Official Results
Governor & Cabinet
| Comptroller |
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| County | Don Dansby | Gerald (Jerry) Lewis | |
| Alachua | 2,499 | 12,346 | |
| Baker | 648 | 2,039 | |
| Bay | 2,579 | 10,355 | |
| Bradford | 1,022 | 2,300 | |
| Brevard | 4,405 | 18,386 | |
| Broward | 13,116 | 63,333 | |
| Calhoun | 485 | 1,704 | |
| Charlotte | 1,016 | 3,001 | |
| Citrus | 1,515 | 4,974 | |
| Clay | 1,103 | 3,793 | |
| Collier | 896 | 2,455 | |
| Columbia | 1,549 | 2,694 | |
| Desoto | 308 | 1,772 | |
| Dixie | 1,017 | 1,726 | |
| Duval | 9,073 | 54,443 | |
| Escambia | 6,595 | 18,947 | |
| Flagler | 320 | 946 | |
| Franklin | 405 | 1,553 | |
| Gadsden | 1,284 | 4,203 | |
| Gilchrist | 432 | 1,166 | |
| Glades | 179 | 990 | |
| Gulf | 490 | 2,599 | |
| Hamilton | 523 | 1,396 | |
| Hardee | 399 | 1,749 | |
| Hendry | 344 | 1,776 | |
| Hernando | 990 | 3,572 | |
| Highlands | 681 | 3,694 | |
| Hillsborough | 10,601 | 56,513 | |
| Holmes | 1,033 | 2,216 | |
| Indian River | 706 | 2,983 | |
| Jackson | 1,534 | 5,537 | |
| Jefferson | 545 | 1,601 | |
| Lafayette | 669 | 807 | |
| Lake | 1,332 | 6,377 | |
| Lee | 4,734 | 12,304 | |
| Leon | 5,649 | 17,526 | |
| Levy | 466 | 2,158 | |
| Liberty | 401 | 1,093 | |
| Madison | 1,305 | 1,827 | |
| Manatee | 2,177 | 10,486 | |
| Marion | 2,099 | 9,131 | |
| Martin | 833 | 3,291 | |
| Miami-Dade | 18,839 | 111,785 | |
| Monroe | 1,331 | 5,537 | |
| Nassau | 611 | 2,991 | |
| Okaloosa | 3,926 | 7,445 | |
| Okeechobee | 260 | 1,579 | |
| Orange | 5,540 | 22,704 | |
| Osceola | 609 | 2,757 | |
| Palm Beach | 6,120 | 37,242 | |
| Pasco | 3,133 | 11,816 | |
| Pinellas | 8,454 | 39,086 | |
| Polk | 5,248 | 21,685 | |
| Putnam | 1,042 | 4,649 | |
| Santa Rosa | 2,149 | 6,681 | |
| Sarasota | 1,531 | 7,739 | |
| Seminole | 1,824 | 6,874 | |
| St. Johns | 1,200 | 4,692 | |
| St. Lucie | 696 | 3,660 | |
| Sumter | 469 | 2,047 | |
| Suwannee | 1,067 | 2,030 | |
| Taylor | 2,094 | 1,561 | |
| Union | 322 | 1,291 | |
| Volusia | 2,961 | 16,111 | |
| Wakulla | 454 | 1,815 | |
| Walton | 866 | 3,142 | |
| Washington | 535 | 2,902 | |
| Total | 159,238 | 691,583 | |
| % Votes | 18.7% | 81.3% | |