Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
 November 7, 1978 General Election

Official Results

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State Races Appearing on the Hamilton County Ballot
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United States Representative

District: 2
  Don Fuqua
(DEM)		 Pete Brathwaite
(REP)
Total 112,649 25,148
% Votes 81.7% 18.3%

Governor & Cabinet

Governor and Lieutenant Governor
  Bob Graham / Wayne Mixson
(DEM)		 Jack Eckerd / Paula Hawkins
(REP)
Total 1,406,580 1,123,888
% Votes 55.6% 44.4%

Secretary of State
  George Firestone
(DEM)		 Ander Crenshaw
(REP)
Total 1,278,658 1,045,703
% Votes 55.0% 45.0%

Treasurer
  Bill Gunter
(DEM)		 Jeffrey L. Latham
(REP)
Total 1,758,435 591,730
% Votes 74.8% 25.2%

Commissioner of Education
  Ralph D. Turlington
(DEM)		 Herman B. Williams
(REP)
Total 1,436,240 811,770
% Votes 63.9% 36.1%

First District Court of Appeal

Shall Judge Woodrow M. Melvin, Sr. be retained in office?
  YES NO
Total 194,993 160,183
% Votes 54.9% 45.1%

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%