1978Final results
1978 election for Florida House District 57
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
5 seats: George F. Hieber II (R), Dorothy Sample (R), Dennis L. Jones (R), Robert Eugene Melby (R), Thomas M. Woodruff (R) won.
5 seatsGeorge F. Hieber IIRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.0%63,576
Dorothy SampleRepublican · winner · incumbent
14.7%62,401
Dennis L. JonesRepublican · winner
14.4%61,351
Robert Eugene MelbyRepublican · winner
13.0%55,193
Eddie MillsDemocrat
11.9%50,394
Don OlearyDemocrat
10.8%45,932
Rick EscarrazDemocrat
10.8%45,807
Kent G. WhittemoreDemocrat
9.5%40,566
Thomas M. WoodruffRepublican · winner · incumbent
0.0%0
425,220 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