1978Final results
1978 election for Florida House District 115
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
5 seats: Gene Flinn (D), Bill Flynn (D), John Cyril Malloy (D), James F. Eckhart (D), Larry Hawkins (D) won.
5 seatsGene FlinnDemocrat · winner
20.9%54,561
Bill FlynnDemocrat · winner
20.6%53,852
John Cyril MalloyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.5%50,923
Robert GodoyRepublican
13.4%34,968
Dick HayesRepublican
12.9%33,784
Tom EndterRepublican
12.8%33,410
James F. EckhartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
0.0%0
Larry HawkinsDemocrat · winner
0.0%0
261,498 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Gene Flinn (D)Bill Flynn (D)John Cyril Malloy (D)Robert Godoy (R)Dick Hayes (R)Tom Endter (R)
Also on the ballot: James F. Eckhart (Democrat), 0.0%; Larry Hawkins (Democrat), 0.0%