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

Official Results

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United States Representative

District: 14
  Marcus Ambrose Sam Brenner Claude Pepper
Total 2,901 4,513 31,597
% Votes 7.4% 11.6% 81.0%

Governor & Cabinet

Governor and Lieutenant Governor
  Leroy Eden / Maria Kay Bob Graham / Wayne Mixson Claude R. Kirk, Jr. / Mary L. Singleton Robert L. Shevin / Jim Glisson Bruce A. Smathers / Charles W. Boyd Hans G. Tanzler / Manuel Arques Jim Williams / Betty Castor
Total 13,864 261,972 62,534 364,732 85,298 124,706 124,427
% Votes 1.3% 25.2% 6.0% 35.2% 8.2% 12.0% 12.0%
Runoff Election Indicated

Secretary of State
  Beverly F. Dozier Jim Fair George Firestone Joe Little Richard "Dick" Renick
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

Attorney General
  Alan Becker Barry Richard Jim Smith
Total 232,416 231,518 407,579
% Votes 26.7% 26.6% 46.8%
Runoff Election Indicated
Recount Completed

Comptroller
  Don Dansby Gerald (Jerry) Lewis
Total 159,238 691,583
% Votes 18.7% 81.3%

Treasurer
  Bill Gunter Don Hazelton
Total 735,523 182,907
% Votes 80.1% 19.9%

State Attorney

Circuit: 11
  Richard N. Friedman Janet Reno
Total 37,248 116,743
% Votes 24.2% 75.8%

State Senator

District: 36
  Elaine Bloom Paul B. Steinberg
Total 27,713 34,427
% Votes 44.6% 55.4%

District: 38
  Ellen G. Allen Bob McKnight Ralph R. Poston, Jr.
Total 8,247 29,622 20,512
% Votes 14.1% 50.7% 35.1%

District: 40
  Dick Anderson Paul Cobb Al DeMarco Ellis R. Gomez Charles C. Papy, Jr. Mike Simonhoff John Spottswood Jr.
Total 18,922 3,309 2,478 3,823 9,207 12,458 13,590
% Votes 29.7% 5.2% 3.9% 6.0% 14.4% 19.5% 21.3%
Runoff Election Indicated

State Representative

District: 92
  James "Jim" Donlon Tom McPherson
Total 11,015 24,636
% Votes 30.9% 69.1%

District: 95
  Bernard Gelbard Walter C. "Walt" Young
Total 9,576 24,223
% Votes 28.3% 71.7%

District: 96
  Ed Cardounel Don Felicella Henry W. Harbinson, Sr. Lawrence J. Smith
Total 6,290 9,639 5,538 14,043
% Votes 17.7% 27.1% 15.6% 39.5%
Runoff Election Indicated

District: 97
  William L. "Bill" Hinson David J. Lehman
Total 11,798 27,090
% Votes 30.3% 69.7%

District: 100
  Rick Brown Virginia Rosen Irene Becker Schonzeit Mark Solomon
Total 13,552 14,357 8,197 9,665
% Votes 29.6% 31.4% 17.9% 21.1%
Runoff Election Indicated

District: 101
  Harold (Hal) W. Spaet Morton Terry
Total 27,632 14,834
% Votes 65.1% 34.9%

District: 103
  Ted Cohen Ronald (Ron) A. Silver
Total 21,979 23,743
% Votes 48.1% 51.9%

District: 105
  George Brackett Joe Kershaw Chuck Sellers James L. (Buddy) Wall, Jr.
Total 3,740 10,295 2,488 2,289
% Votes 19.9% 54.7% 13.2% 12.2%

District: 108
  Jimmy Burke J. Rex Eaton Gustave (Gus) Perez Bob Reynolds
Total 4,454 4,943 3,557 6,580
% Votes 22.8% 25.3% 18.2% 33.7%
Runoff Election Indicated

District: 109
  Joe Gersten Alberto M. Sarmiento
Total 18,629 4,601
% Votes 80.2% 19.8%

District: 111
  Virgilio Perez Alan Rosenthal
Total 5,715 15,815
% Votes 26.5% 73.5%

District: 112
  Marvin Dunn Leslie Pantin, Jr. Lawrence H. "Larry" Plummer
Total 6,928 4,764 9,973
% Votes 32.0% 22.0% 46.0%
Runoff Election Indicated

District: 114
  Norman Gerstein Robert (Bob) Hector Bill Moore
Total 8,665 10,441 3,512
% Votes 38.3% 46.2% 15.5%
Runoff Election Indicated

District: 115
  Phil Brewer James F. Eckhart Phil Harris
Total 4,896 15,949 7,295
% Votes 17.4% 56.7% 25.9%

District: 116
  Deborah DeBella Gene Flinn Don Palladeno
Total 11,987 10,419 7,671
% Votes 39.9% 34.6% 25.5%
Runoff Election Indicated

District: 117
  Emmett Benjamin Bill Flynn H. Clayton Hamilton
Total 7,511 14,847 5,388
% Votes 27.1% 53.5% 19.4%

District: 119
  Eduardo (Eddy) Arango Larry Hawkins Thomas (Tom) Holland John "Fred" Kuhn, Jr. Dexter Lehtinen
Total 4,889 6,057 5,346 2,997 8,952
% Votes 17.3% 21.4% 18.9% 10.6% 31.7%
Runoff Election Indicated

District: 120
  Joe Allen Cora H. Wilbur
Total 7,370 1,705
% Votes 81.2% 18.8%