1976Final results
1976 election for Florida House District 57
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
5 seats: Don Poindexter (D), Dennis McDonald (R), George F. Hieber II (R), Dorothy Sample (R), Thomas M. Woodruff (R) won.
5 seatsDon PoindexterDemocrat · winner
10.9%66,724
Dennis McDonaldRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.8%66,199
George F. Hieber IIRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.7%65,904
Dorothy SampleRepublican · winner
10.7%65,598
Thomas M. WoodruffRepublican · winner
10.6%65,126
Jane SilverbergDemocrat
9.9%60,607
William R. HanleyDemocrat
9.2%56,689
Robert Eugene MelbyRepublican
9.2%56,196
William J. GriswoldDemocrat
9.0%55,427
G. F. FlahertyDemocrat
9.0%55,362
613,832 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET