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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 seats
Thomas 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
8.3%76,797
R. S. NicholsRepublican
8.2%75,615
8.1%75,380
7.8%72,753
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

EvenR+0.41976R+0.21978R+7.41980R+25.21982R+9.81990D+0.81992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET