Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
September 12, 1978 Primary Election
Republican Primary
Official Results
Governor & Cabinet
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor |
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| 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% | |