1978Final results
1978 election for Florida House District 8
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Ron Johnson (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Rick Seltzer (R) by 18.1 points.
Ron JohnsonDemocrat · winner
59.1%11,073
Rick SeltzerRepublican
40.9%7,674
18,747 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