Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
September 12, 1978 Primary Election
Republican Primary

Official Results

Governor & Cabinet

Governor and Lieutenant Governor
County Jack Eckerd / Paula Hawkins Lou Frey, Jr. / S. Peter Capua
Alachua 1,286 924
Baker 16 1
Bay 892 544
Bradford 78 34
Brevard 6,856 12,489
Broward 30,387 20,244
Calhoun 16 3
Charlotte 3,339 2,420
Citrus 1,890 396
Clay 1,033 444
Collier 4,077 1,818
Columbia 185 59
Desoto 120 34
Dixie 5 1
Duval 7,961 3,368
Escambia 2,207 756
Flagler 250 129
Franklin 35 8
Gadsden 78 31
Gilchrist 4 5
Glades 21 5
Gulf 28 12
Hamilton 19 0
Hardee 51 20
Hendry 103 40
Hernando 1,571 257
Highlands 1,541 589
Hillsborough 9,457 4,144
Holmes 16 6
Indian River 1,837 1,892
Jackson 112 37
Jefferson 29 14
Lafayette 10 0
Lake 5,174 2,740
Lee 9,982 7,581
Leon 1,689 1,266
Levy 145 34
Liberty 10 3
Madison 41 14
Manatee 6,622 3,599
Marion 2,239 876
Martin 2,846 1,041
Miami-Dade 20,424 10,358
Monroe 609 196
Nassau 98 47
Okaloosa 1,403 807
Okeechobee 126 36
Orange 7,683 15,076
Osceola 1,155 1,581
Palm Beach 16,435 9,406
Pasco 7,205 1,670
Pinellas 50,396 10,128
Polk 5,265 2,016
Putnam 566 216
Santa Rosa 630 139
Sarasota 13,999 7,766
Seminole 3,408 4,636
St. Johns 1,067 252
St. Lucie 2,207 745
Sumter 199 75
Suwannee 133 21
Taylor 34 18
Union 6 2
Volusia 6,871 5,312
Wakulla 36 5
Walton 123 27
Washington 58 24
Total 244,394 138,437
% Votes 63.8% 36.2%