1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for Florida House District 77
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
William J. Taylor (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Edgar F. Norton (R) by 1.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
William J. TaylorDemocrat · winner
50.6%15,604
Edgar F. NortonRepublican
49.4%15,234
30,838 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