Elections / 1978 · Governor · FL
Florida — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorFlorida · GovernorBob GrahamD+11.2
Candidates
Florida 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Bob Graham✓Florida Democratic1,406,58055.6%
- Jack EckerdRepublican1,123,88844.4%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1976D+5.3Governor 1978D+11.2vs. baselineD+5.9
Florida's 1978 governor race ran 5.9 points more Democratic than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978FL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.