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1978 runoff for Florida Senate District 29

Florida State Senate · Florida

Van B. Poole (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating J. W. Stevens (R) by 17.0 points.

Van B. PooleRepublican · winner
58.5%9,995
J. W. StevensRepublican
41.5%7,090
17,085 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET