Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 7, 1978 General Election
Official Results
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State Races Appearing on the Miami-Dade County Ballot
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United States Representative
| District: 14 | |||
| Claude Pepper (DEM) |
Al Cardenas (REP) |
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| Total | 65,202 | 38,081 | |
| % Votes | 63.1% | 36.9% | |
| District: 15 | |||
| Dante B. Fascell (DEM) |
Herbert J. Hoodwin (REP) |
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| Total | 108,837 | 37,897 | |
| % Votes | 74.2% | 25.8% | |
Governor & Cabinet
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor | |||
| Bob Graham / Wayne Mixson (DEM) |
Jack Eckerd / Paula Hawkins (REP) |
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| Total | 1,406,580 | 1,123,888 | |
| % Votes | 55.6% | 44.4% | |
| Secretary of State | |||
| George Firestone (DEM) |
Ander Crenshaw (REP) |
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| Total | 1,278,658 | 1,045,703 | |
| % Votes | 55.0% | 45.0% | |
| Treasurer | |||
| Bill Gunter (DEM) |
Jeffrey L. Latham (REP) |
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| Total | 1,758,435 | 591,730 | |
| % Votes | 74.8% | 25.2% | |
| Commissioner of Education | |||
| Ralph D. Turlington (DEM) |
Herman B. Williams (REP) |
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| Total | 1,436,240 | 811,770 | |
| % Votes | 63.9% | 36.1% | |
State Senator
| District: 36 | |||
| Paul B. Steinberg (DEM) |
L. D. G. (Lou) O'Hara (REP) |
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| Total | 100,626 | 23,991 | |
| % Votes | 80.7% | 19.3% | |
| District: 38 | |||
| Bob McKnight (DEM) |
Don J. Gruber (REP) |
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| Total | 88,099 | 58,742 | |
| % Votes | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| District: 40 | |||
| Dick Anderson (DEM) |
Larry Wicks (REP) |
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| Total | 106,143 | 42,960 | |
| % Votes | 71.2% | 28.8% | |
State Representative
| District: 95 | |||
| Walter C. "Walt" Young (DEM) |
Ronald "Ron" LaDuke (REP) |
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| Total | 79,500 | 31,093 | |
| % Votes | 71.9% | 28.1% | |
| District: 96 | |||
| Lawrence J. Smith (DEM) |
Charles W. Flanagan (REP) |
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| Total | 70,973 | 40,243 | |
| % Votes | 63.8% | 36.2% | |
| District: 98 | |||
| Elaine Gordon (DEM) |
Jim Kohlman (REP) |
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| Total | 89,509 | 22,778 | |
| % Votes | 79.7% | 20.3% | |
| District: 100 | |||
| Virginia Rosen (DEM) |
Rhonda Luihn Sabatino (REP) |
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| Total | 84,298 | 21,042 | |
| % Votes | 80.0% | 20.0% | |
| District: 103 | |||
| Ronald (Ron) A. Silver (DEM) |
Ralph Fine (REP) |
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| Total | 76,895 | 25,518 | |
| % Votes | 75.1% | 24.9% | |
| District: 105 | |||
| Joe Kershaw (DEM) |
Alberto V. Darby (REP) |
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| Total | 36,876 | 16,692 | |
| % Votes | 68.8% | 31.2% | |
| District: 109 | |||
| Joe Gersten (DEM) |
Bud McDougal (REP) |
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| Total | 36,854 | 24,562 | |
| % Votes | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| District: 110 | |||
| Roberta Fox (DEM) |
Walter W. Sackett, Jr. (REP) |
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| Total | 34,884 | 25,282 | |
| % Votes | 58.0% | 42.0% | |
| District: 111 | |||
| Alan Rosenthal (DEM) |
Tom Gallagher (REP) |
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| Total | 28,522 | 29,866 | |
| % Votes | 48.8% | 51.2% | |
| District: 112 | |||
| Lawrence H. "Larry" Plummer (DEM) |
Nancy O. Harrington (REP) |
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| Total | 35,645 | 22,540 | |
| % Votes | 61.3% | 38.7% | |
| District: 113 | |||
| William E. "Bill" Sadowski (DEM) |
Ceferino C. Rodriguez (REP) |
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| Total | 36,661 | 20,884 | |
| % Votes | 63.7% | 36.3% | |
| District: 114 | |||
| Robert (Bob) Hector (DEM) |
Don Slesnick, II (REP) |
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| Total | 35,125 | 23,990 | |
| % Votes | 59.4% | 40.6% | |
| District: 116 | |||
| Gene Flinn (DEM) |
Tom Endter (REP) |
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| Total | 54,561 | 33,410 | |
| % Votes | 62.0% | 38.0% | |
| District: 117 | |||
| Bill Flynn (DEM) |
Robert "Bob" Godoy (REP) |
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| Total | 53,852 | 34,968 | |
| % Votes | 60.6% | 39.4% | |
| District: 118 | |||
| John Cyril Malloy (DEM) |
Dick Hayes (REP) |
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| Total | 50,923 | 33,784 | |
| % Votes | 60.1% | 39.9% | |
Third District Court of Appeal
| Shall Judge Thomas H. Barkdull, Jr. be retained in office? | |||
| YES | NO | ||
| Total | 182,157 | 83,837 | |
| % Votes | 68.5% | 31.5% | |
| Shall Judge Robert M. Haverfield be retained in office? | |||
| YES | NO | ||
| Total | 181,789 | 76,580 | |
| % Votes | 70.4% | 29.6% | |
| Shall Judge James W. Kehoe be retained in office? | |||
| YES | NO | ||
| Total | 184,840 | 72,458 | |
| % Votes | 71.8% | 28.2% | |
Circuit Judge
| Circuit: 11 Group: 30 | |||
| Frederick N. Barad | Carol King Guralnick | ||
| Total | 165,762 | 145,988 | |
| % Votes | 53.2% | 46.8% | |
Constitutional Amendment
| Revision of Florida Constitution (basic document) | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 623,703 | 1,512,106 | |
| % Votes | 29.2% | 70.8% | |
| Declaration of rights (rev. of Art. I, Sec. 2) | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 1,002,479 | 1,323,497 | |
| % Votes | 43.1% | 56.9% | |
| Legislative [Single-Member Districts and Reapportionment Commission] (rev. Art. III, Sec. 16) | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 982,747 | 1,113,394 | |
| % Votes | 46.9% | 53.1% | |
| Executive [Cabinet] (rev. Art. IV, Secs. (g) 3, 4, 5, 6, 8(a); Art. XI, Sec. 2) | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 540,979 | 1,614,630 | |
| % Votes | 25.1% | 74.9% | |
| Executive [Public Service Commission and Public Counsel] (rev. Art. IV, Sec. 10; Art. V, Sec. 3(b)(3)) | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 772,066 | 1,375,548 | |
| % Votes | 35.9% | 64.1% | |
| Judiciary [Selection and retention of circuit and county judges] (rev. Art. V, Secs. 10 and 11 (a) and (b)) | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 1,058,574 | 1,095,756 | |
| % Votes | 49.1% | 50.9% | |
| Finance and Taxation (rev. Art. VII; Art. X, Sec. 12(h)) | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 779,389 | 1,368,346 | |
| % Votes | 36.3% | 63.7% | |
| Education (rev. Art. IX) | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 771,282 | 1,353,986 | |
| % Votes | 36.3% | 63.7% | |
| Casino gambling (Art. X, Sec. 15) | |||
| Yes | No | ||
| Total | 687,460 | 1,720,275 | |
| % Votes | 28.6% | 71.4% | |