1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Florida House District 78
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
6 seats: Thomas Lewis (R), Eleanor Weinstock (D), Gene Campbell (D), Jim Watt (R), Ed Healey (D), Ray Liberti (D) won.
6 seatsThomas LewisRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.3%95,864
Eleanor WeinstockDemocrat · winner
8.7%80,222
Gene CampbellDemocrat · winner
8.6%79,738
Jim WattRepublican · winner
8.5%79,094
Ed HealeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.5%78,776
Reid Moore Jr.Republican · incumbent
8.5%78,456
Ray LibertiDemocrat · winner
8.4%78,095
Carol A. RobertsDemocrat
8.3%76,797
R. S. NicholsRepublican
8.2%75,615
Frank S. MessersmithRepublican
8.1%75,380
Anita K. MitchellRepublican
7.8%72,753
J. Justin FindleyDemocrat
6.1%56,306
927,096 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