1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary runoff for Florida House District 7
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Sam Mitchell (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating R. D. Bennett (D) by 16.9 points.
Sam MitchellDemocrat · winner
58.4%11,156
R. D. BennettDemocrat
41.6%7,933
19,089 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET