Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
September 12, 1978 Primary Election
Democratic Primary
Official Results
Governor & Cabinet
| Secretary of State |
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| County | Beverly F. Dozier | Jim Fair | George Firestone | Joe Little | Richard "Dick" Renick | |
| Alachua | 2,335 | 663 | 2,232 | 10,280 | 1,075 | |
| Baker | 756 | 288 | 584 | 496 | 478 | |
| Bay | 5,020 | 1,999 | 2,236 | 1,306 | 1,727 | |
| Bradford | 1,005 | 313 | 405 | 782 | 612 | |
| Brevard | 6,909 | 2,525 | 5,832 | 2,829 | 4,565 | |
| Broward | 12,501 | 3,480 | 30,031 | 6,216 | 32,011 | |
| Calhoun | 954 | 238 | 391 | 224 | 327 | |
| Charlotte | 1,213 | 624 | 969 | 509 | 970 | |
| Citrus | 1,741 | 876 | 1,406 | 646 | 1,674 | |
| Clay | 1,600 | 557 | 949 | 655 | 1,040 | |
| Collier | 938 | 400 | 636 | 275 | 1,221 | |
| Columbia | 1,788 | 1,025 | 934 | 1,005 | 587 | |
| Desoto | 571 | 309 | 549 | 212 | 511 | |
| Dixie | 947 | 339 | 265 | 664 | 331 | |
| Duval | 21,681 | 5,360 | 13,753 | 6,447 | 15,195 | |
| Escambia | 10,908 | 3,695 | 6,813 | 3,318 | 2,818 | |
| Flagler | 367 | 128 | 341 | 195 | 232 | |
| Franklin | 920 | 248 | 441 | 231 | 225 | |
| Gadsden | 2,745 | 570 | 744 | 669 | 1,062 | |
| Gilchrist | 630 | 110 | 136 | 473 | 183 | |
| Glades | 291 | 127 | 215 | 157 | 337 | |
| Gulf | 931 | 462 | 784 | 624 | 351 | |
| Hamilton | 918 | 231 | 187 | 189 | 317 | |
| Hardee | 508 | 342 | 355 | 295 | 450 | |
| Hendry | 657 | 249 | 271 | 324 | 630 | |
| Hernando | 1,603 | 644 | 1,008 | 624 | 1,225 | |
| Highlands | 1,096 | 547 | 1,092 | 420 | 1,388 | |
| Hillsborough | 16,689 | 8,241 | 21,528 | 5,566 | 16,484 | |
| Holmes | 1,276 | 699 | 520 | 447 | 405 | |
| Indian River | 1,109 | 387 | 802 | 507 | 930 | |
| Jackson | 3,176 | 1,140 | 939 | 827 | 1,051 | |
| Jefferson | 626 | 219 | 497 | 152 | 656 | |
| Lafayette | 675 | 158 | 159 | 104 | 227 | |
| Lake | 1,943 | 1,042 | 2,200 | 903 | 1,562 | |
| Lee | 5,671 | 2,061 | 3,401 | 1,772 | 4,438 | |
| Leon | 7,415 | 2,149 | 7,079 | 3,829 | 4,058 | |
| Levy | 562 | 317 | 369 | 1,152 | 441 | |
| Liberty | 588 | 133 | 236 | 153 | 382 | |
| Madison | 1,914 | 256 | 351 | 160 | 419 | |
| Manatee | 2,690 | 1,274 | 5,237 | 1,036 | 2,513 | |
| Marion | 3,956 | 1,600 | 2,453 | 1,546 | 2,423 | |
| Martin | 910 | 465 | 691 | 799 | 1,301 | |
| Miami-Dade | 16,830 | 4,254 | 56,843 | 12,764 | 52,031 | |
| Monroe | 1,292 | 903 | 1,936 | 422 | 3,517 | |
| Nassau | 1,392 | 416 | 880 | 312 | 577 | |
| Okaloosa | 4,170 | 1,581 | 2,690 | 2,349 | 1,404 | |
| Okeechobee | 455 | 205 | 273 | 336 | 566 | |
| Orange | 8,597 | 2,964 | 7,763 | 2,313 | 4,898 | |
| Osceola | 1,049 | 442 | 543 | 294 | 959 | |
| Palm Beach | 7,294 | 3,239 | 13,035 | 6,780 | 12,876 | |
| Pasco | 4,407 | 1,874 | 3,538 | 1,588 | 3,770 | |
| Pinellas | 13,688 | 4,407 | 15,207 | 4,385 | 11,586 | |
| Polk | 7,697 | 2,896 | 6,677 | 3,301 | 5,835 | |
| Putnam | 1,717 | 807 | 1,086 | 1,181 | 1,135 | |
| Santa Rosa | 4,128 | 1,475 | 1,691 | 1,056 | 1,086 | |
| Sarasota | 2,688 | 1,190 | 4,402 | 645 | 1,115 | |
| Seminole | 2,907 | 1,028 | 2,404 | 862 | 1,601 | |
| St. Johns | 2,133 | 845 | 1,082 | 714 | 1,178 | |
| St. Lucie | 1,053 | 687 | 1,221 | 715 | 1,249 | |
| Sumter | 678 | 383 | 534 | 412 | 675 | |
| Suwannee | 1,688 | 625 | 669 | 382 | 496 | |
| Taylor | 1,276 | 469 | 535 | 278 | 520 | |
| Union | 407 | 183 | 202 | 422 | 313 | |
| Volusia | 4,434 | 2,194 | 8,471 | 1,414 | 3,609 | |
| Wakulla | 842 | 344 | 525 | 247 | 388 | |
| Walton | 2,083 | 721 | 575 | 636 | 383 | |
| Washington | 1,352 | 767 | 592 | 449 | 423 | |
| Total | 224,990 | 81,389 | 253,395 | 103,275 | 221,022 | |
| % Votes | 25.4% | 9.2% | 28.7% | 11.7% | 25.0% | |
| Runoff Election Indicated | ||||||
| Recount Completed | ||||||