Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 7, 1978 General Election
Official Results
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State Races Appearing on the Walton County Ballot
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United States Representative
| District: 1 | |||
| Earl Hutto (DEM) |
Warren Briggs (REP) |
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| Total | 85,608 | 49,715 | |
| % Votes | 63.3% | 36.7% | |
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: 2 | |||
| Edmond M. "Ed" Fortune (DEM) |
Tom Tobiassen (REP) |
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| Total | 45,645 | 50,791 | |
| % Votes | 47.3% | 52.7% | |
State Representative
| District: 5 | |||
| Ken Boles (DEM) |
Jack Gardner (REP) |
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| Total | 29,646 | 20,910 | |
| % Votes | 58.6% | 41.4% | |
| District: 6 | |||
| James G. Ward (DEM) |
John C. Franklin Jr. (REP) |
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| Total | 35,815 | 14,673 | |
| % Votes | 70.9% | 29.1% | |
| District: 8 | |||
| Ron Johnson (DEM) |
Rick Seltzer (REP) |
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| Total | 11,073 | 7,674 | |
| % Votes | 59.1% | 40.9% | |
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% | |