1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Florida House District 77
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
William G. Myers (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating William J. Taylor (D) by 3.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William G. MyersRepublican · winner
51.7%15,075
William J. TaylorDemocrat · incumbent
48.3%14,080
29,155 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