1978Final results
1978 election for Florida House District 28
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Hamilton D. Upchurch (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Pat Malone (R) by 31.6 points.
Hamilton D. UpchurchDemocrat · winner
65.8%12,739
Pat MaloneRepublican
34.2%6,616
19,355 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