1978-11-07 Gubernatorial Election Results for Florida

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County	Turnout	Bob Graham (D)		Jack Eckerd (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Alachua	32%	21,403	66.2%	10,909	33.8%	0	0.0%	10,494	32,312
Baker	36%	2,012	63.3%	1,167	36.7%	0	0.0%	845	3,179
Bay	37%	12,063	52.9%	10,728	47.1%	0	0.0%	1,335	22,791
Bradford	36%	2,928	63.6%	1,678	36.4%	0	0.0%	1,250	4,606
Brevard	42%	40,527	51.8%	37,744	48.2%	0	0.0%	2,783	78,271
Broward	42%	185,612	63.7%	105,957	36.3%	0	0.0%	79,655	291,569
Calhoun	50%	2,126	72.8%	796	27.2%	0	0.0%	1,330	2,922
Charlotte	49%	8,742	42.7%	11,738	57.3%	0	0.0%	-2,996	20,480
Citrus	43%	6,589	41.9%	9,127	58.1%	0	0.0%	-2,538	15,716
Clay	36%	5,980	44.1%	7,581	55.9%	0	0.0%	-1,601	13,561
Collier	38%	8,177	39.2%	12,681	60.8%	0	0.0%	-4,504	20,858
Columbia	34%	3,709	50.4%	3,645	49.6%	0	0.0%	64	7,354
Dade	35%	272,906	70.2%	116,097	29.8%	0	0.0%	156,809	389,003
De Soto	32%	2,093	53.8%	1,797	46.2%	0	0.0%	296	3,890
Dixie	49%	1,702	72.1%	657	27.9%	0	0.0%	1,045	2,359
Duval	36%	70,873	52.5%	64,142	47.5%	0	0.0%	6,731	135,015
Escambia	36%	28,179	51.1%	27,014	48.9%	0	0.0%	1,165	55,193
Flagler	48%	1,994	60.2%	1,321	39.8%	0	0.0%	673	3,315
Franklin	46%	1,486	65.8%	774	34.2%	0	0.0%	712	2,260
Gadsden	31%	5,651	71.8%	2,222	28.2%	0	0.0%	3,429	7,873
Gilchrist	52%	1,260	68.7%	573	31.3%	0	0.0%	687	1,833
Glades	41%	1,117	72.6%	421	27.4%	0	0.0%	696	1,538
Gulf	53%	2,370	64.5%	1,302	35.5%	0	0.0%	1,068	3,672
Hamilton	38%	1,243	61.5%	777	38.5%	0	0.0%	466	2,020
Hardee	34%	2,177	56.1%	1,704	43.9%	0	0.0%	473	3,881
Hendry	32%	1,957	58.4%	1,394	41.6%	0	0.0%	563	3,351
Hernando	47%	6,388	47.5%	7,065	52.5%	0	0.0%	-677	13,453
Highlands	42%	6,020	44.3%	7,570	55.7%	0	0.0%	-1,550	13,590
Hillsborough	33%	77,958	55.6%	62,264	44.4%	0	0.0%	15,694	140,222
Holmes	46%	3,206	75.9%	1,019	24.1%	0	0.0%	2,187	4,225
Indian River	38%	6,783	44.6%	8,417	55.4%	0	0.0%	-1,634	15,200
Jackson	40%	8,449	83.4%	1,686	16.6%	0	0.0%	6,763	10,135
Jefferson	43%	1,803	64.9%	977	35.1%	0	0.0%	826	2,780
Lafayette	59%	970	67.9%	458	32.1%	0	0.0%	512	1,428
Lake	41%	12,156	41.6%	17,042	58.4%	0	0.0%	-4,886	29,198
Lee	46%	28,218	44.6%	35,023	55.4%	0	0.0%	-6,805	63,241
Leon	40%	25,020	64.1%	14,026	35.9%	0	0.0%	10,994	39,046
Levy	38%	2,828	60.3%	1,860	39.7%	0	0.0%	968	4,688
Liberty	54%	999	68.3%	463	31.7%	0	0.0%	536	1,462
Madison	41%	2,477	65.9%	1,281	34.1%	0	0.0%	1,196	3,758
Manatee	45%	19,882	43.5%	25,832	56.5%	0	0.0%	-5,950	45,714
Marion	35%	13,541	49.8%	13,639	50.2%	0	0.0%	-98	27,180
Martin	44%	8,811	47.2%	9,840	52.8%	0	0.0%	-1,029	18,651
Monroe	30%	7,862	55.9%	6,207	44.1%	0	0.0%	1,655	14,069
Nassau	34%	3,457	53.6%	2,994	46.4%	0	0.0%	463	6,451
Okaloosa	36%	12,458	49.6%	12,670	50.4%	0	0.0%	-212	25,128
Okeechobee	29%	2,349	68.6%	1,077	31.4%	0	0.0%	1,272	3,426
Orange	33%	54,356	53.8%	46,633	46.2%	0	0.0%	7,723	100,989
Osceola	37%	5,808	50.5%	5,696	49.5%	0	0.0%	112	11,504
Palm Beach	42%	96,427	58.2%	69,389	41.8%	0	0.0%	27,038	165,816
Pasco	44%	25,901	45.2%	31,456	54.8%	0	0.0%	-5,555	57,357
Pinellas	48%	108,814	43.7%	140,105	56.3%	0	0.0%	-31,291	248,919
Polk	35%	33,480	46.3%	38,825	53.7%	0	0.0%	-5,345	72,305
Putnam	37%	7,130	60.0%	4,752	40.0%	0	0.0%	2,378	11,882
Santa Rosa	43%	7,687	52.2%	7,028	47.8%	0	0.0%	659	14,715
Sarasota	46%	28,103	42.1%	38,601	57.9%	0	0.0%	-10,498	66,704
Seminole	35%	18,843	50.7%	18,312	49.3%	0	0.0%	531	37,155
St. Johns	37%	5,368	44.6%	6,678	55.4%	0	0.0%	-1,310	12,046
St. Lucie	35%	10,084	51.7%	9,417	48.3%	0	0.0%	667	19,501
Sumter	37%	3,268	57.0%	2,466	43.0%	0	0.0%	802	5,734
Suwannee	41%	2,781	50.4%	2,739	49.6%	0	0.0%	42	5,520
Taylor	38%	2,484	62.6%	1,484	37.4%	0	0.0%	1,000	3,968
Union	24%	1,243	70.2%	528	29.8%	0	0.0%	715	1,771
Volusia	38%	38,495	56.4%	29,733	43.6%	0	0.0%	8,762	68,228
Wakulla	55%	2,065	58.9%	1,438	41.1%	0	0.0%	627	3,503
Walton	45%	4,214	67.8%	2,005	32.2%	0	0.0%	2,209	6,219
Washington	52%	3,518	73.8%	1,247	26.2%	0	0.0%	2,271	4,765
TOTAL	40%	1,406,580	55.6%	1,123,888	44.4%	0	0.0%	282,692	2,530,468
Total R vote: 1,123,888 (44.4%)      Total D vote: 1,406,580 (55.6%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$2,766,040		$3,329,579
Total Receipts:		$0		$0

1978 Governor, Alachua County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	21,403	66.2%
Jack Eckerd (R)	10,909	33.8%
TOTAL	32,312
Turnout: 32%

1978 Governor, Baker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	2,012	63.3%
Jack Eckerd (R)	1,167	36.7%
TOTAL	3,179
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Bay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	12,063	52.9%
Jack Eckerd (R)	10,728	47.1%
TOTAL	22,791
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Bradford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	2,928	63.6%
Jack Eckerd (R)	1,678	36.4%
TOTAL	4,606
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Brevard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	40,527	51.8%
Jack Eckerd (R)	37,744	48.2%
TOTAL	78,271
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Broward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	185,612	63.7%
Jack Eckerd (R)	105,957	36.3%
TOTAL	291,569
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	2,126	72.8%
Jack Eckerd (R)	796	27.2%
TOTAL	2,922
Turnout: 50%

1978 Governor, Charlotte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	8,742	42.7%
Jack Eckerd (R)	11,738	57.3%
TOTAL	20,480
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Citrus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	6,589	41.9%
Jack Eckerd (R)	9,127	58.1%
TOTAL	15,716
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	5,980	44.1%
Jack Eckerd (R)	7,581	55.9%
TOTAL	13,561
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Collier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	8,177	39.2%
Jack Eckerd (R)	12,681	60.8%
TOTAL	20,858
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	3,709	50.4%
Jack Eckerd (R)	3,645	49.6%
TOTAL	7,354
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Dade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	272,906	70.2%
Jack Eckerd (R)	116,097	29.8%
TOTAL	389,003
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, De Soto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	2,093	53.8%
Jack Eckerd (R)	1,797	46.2%
TOTAL	3,890
Turnout: 32%

1978 Governor, Dixie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	1,702	72.1%
Jack Eckerd (R)	657	27.9%
TOTAL	2,359
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Duval County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	70,873	52.5%
Jack Eckerd (R)	64,142	47.5%
TOTAL	135,015
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Escambia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	28,179	51.1%
Jack Eckerd (R)	27,014	48.9%
TOTAL	55,193
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Flagler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	1,994	60.2%
Jack Eckerd (R)	1,321	39.8%
TOTAL	3,315
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	1,486	65.8%
Jack Eckerd (R)	774	34.2%
TOTAL	2,260
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Gadsden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	5,651	71.8%
Jack Eckerd (R)	2,222	28.2%
TOTAL	7,873
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Gilchrist County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	1,260	68.7%
Jack Eckerd (R)	573	31.3%
TOTAL	1,833
Turnout: 52%

1978 Governor, Glades County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	1,117	72.6%
Jack Eckerd (R)	421	27.4%
TOTAL	1,538
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Gulf County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	2,370	64.5%
Jack Eckerd (R)	1,302	35.5%
TOTAL	3,672
Turnout: 53%

1978 Governor, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	1,243	61.5%
Jack Eckerd (R)	777	38.5%
TOTAL	2,020
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Hardee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	2,177	56.1%
Jack Eckerd (R)	1,704	43.9%
TOTAL	3,881
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Hendry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	1,957	58.4%
Jack Eckerd (R)	1,394	41.6%
TOTAL	3,351
Turnout: 32%

1978 Governor, Hernando County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	6,388	47.5%
Jack Eckerd (R)	7,065	52.5%
TOTAL	13,453
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Highlands County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	6,020	44.3%
Jack Eckerd (R)	7,570	55.7%
TOTAL	13,590
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Hillsborough County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	77,958	55.6%
Jack Eckerd (R)	62,264	44.4%
TOTAL	140,222
Turnout: 33%

1978 Governor, Holmes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	3,206	75.9%
Jack Eckerd (R)	1,019	24.1%
TOTAL	4,225
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Indian River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	6,783	44.6%
Jack Eckerd (R)	8,417	55.4%
TOTAL	15,200
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	8,449	83.4%
Jack Eckerd (R)	1,686	16.6%
TOTAL	10,135
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	1,803	64.9%
Jack Eckerd (R)	977	35.1%
TOTAL	2,780
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Lafayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	970	67.9%
Jack Eckerd (R)	458	32.1%
TOTAL	1,428
Turnout: 59%

1978 Governor, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	12,156	41.6%
Jack Eckerd (R)	17,042	58.4%
TOTAL	29,198
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	28,218	44.6%
Jack Eckerd (R)	35,023	55.4%
TOTAL	63,241
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Leon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	25,020	64.1%
Jack Eckerd (R)	14,026	35.9%
TOTAL	39,046
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Levy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	2,828	60.3%
Jack Eckerd (R)	1,860	39.7%
TOTAL	4,688
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Liberty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	999	68.3%
Jack Eckerd (R)	463	31.7%
TOTAL	1,462
Turnout: 54%

1978 Governor, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	2,477	65.9%
Jack Eckerd (R)	1,281	34.1%
TOTAL	3,758
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Manatee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	19,882	43.5%
Jack Eckerd (R)	25,832	56.5%
TOTAL	45,714
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	13,541	49.8%
Jack Eckerd (R)	13,639	50.2%
TOTAL	27,180
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	8,811	47.2%
Jack Eckerd (R)	9,840	52.8%
TOTAL	18,651
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	7,862	55.9%
Jack Eckerd (R)	6,207	44.1%
TOTAL	14,069
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Nassau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	3,457	53.6%
Jack Eckerd (R)	2,994	46.4%
TOTAL	6,451
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Okaloosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	12,458	49.6%
Jack Eckerd (R)	12,670	50.4%
TOTAL	25,128
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Okeechobee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	2,349	68.6%
Jack Eckerd (R)	1,077	31.4%
TOTAL	3,426
Turnout: 29%

1978 Governor, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	54,356	53.8%
Jack Eckerd (R)	46,633	46.2%
TOTAL	100,989
Turnout: 33%

1978 Governor, Osceola County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	5,808	50.5%
Jack Eckerd (R)	5,696	49.5%
TOTAL	11,504
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Palm Beach County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	96,427	58.2%
Jack Eckerd (R)	69,389	41.8%
TOTAL	165,816
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Pasco County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	25,901	45.2%
Jack Eckerd (R)	31,456	54.8%
TOTAL	57,357
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Pinellas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	108,814	43.7%
Jack Eckerd (R)	140,105	56.3%
TOTAL	248,919
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	33,480	46.3%
Jack Eckerd (R)	38,825	53.7%
TOTAL	72,305
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	7,130	60.0%
Jack Eckerd (R)	4,752	40.0%
TOTAL	11,882
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Santa Rosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	7,687	52.2%
Jack Eckerd (R)	7,028	47.8%
TOTAL	14,715
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Sarasota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	28,103	42.1%
Jack Eckerd (R)	38,601	57.9%
TOTAL	66,704
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Seminole County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	18,843	50.7%
Jack Eckerd (R)	18,312	49.3%
TOTAL	37,155
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, St. Johns County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	5,368	44.6%
Jack Eckerd (R)	6,678	55.4%
TOTAL	12,046
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, St. Lucie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	10,084	51.7%
Jack Eckerd (R)	9,417	48.3%
TOTAL	19,501
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	3,268	57.0%
Jack Eckerd (R)	2,466	43.0%
TOTAL	5,734
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Suwannee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	2,781	50.4%
Jack Eckerd (R)	2,739	49.6%
TOTAL	5,520
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	2,484	62.6%
Jack Eckerd (R)	1,484	37.4%
TOTAL	3,968
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	1,243	70.2%
Jack Eckerd (R)	528	29.8%
TOTAL	1,771
Turnout: 24%

1978 Governor, Volusia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	38,495	56.4%
Jack Eckerd (R)	29,733	43.6%
TOTAL	68,228
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Wakulla County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	2,065	58.9%
Jack Eckerd (R)	1,438	41.1%
TOTAL	3,503
Turnout: 55%

1978 Governor, Walton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	4,214	67.8%
Jack Eckerd (R)	2,005	32.2%
TOTAL	6,219
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bob Graham (D)	3,518	73.8%
Jack Eckerd (R)	1,247	26.2%
TOTAL	4,765
Turnout: 52%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Bob Graham
Total Disbursements:	$2,766,040

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Jack Eckerd
Total Disbursements:	$3,329,579