1974Final results
1974 election for Florida House District 77
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Jack Poorbaugh (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Walter Newt Surber (D) by 16.1 points.
Jack PoorbaughRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%11,735
Walter Newt SurberDemocrat
42.0%8,483
20,218 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET