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1978-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Florida (District 09)

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Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Bill Nelson
(D)
Edward Gurney
(R)
Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 89,54361.5% 56,07438.5% 00.0% 33,469 145,617
Total R vote: 56,074 (38.5%)      Total D vote: 89,543 (61.5%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $313,325 $212,679
Total Receipts: $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/FL/09/1978

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Bill Nelson
Total Disbursements: $313,325

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/FL/09/1978

Edward Gurney
Total Disbursements: $212,679

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Edward Gurney 24,844 70.5%
2   Frank Daley 10,417 29.5%
TOTAL VOTES 35,261  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Bill Nelson 36,565 86.0%
2   Curtis Sears 5,955 14.0%
TOTAL VOTES 42,520