1978Final results
1978 election for Florida House District 89
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Mary Ellen Hawkins (R) won with 72.4% of the vote, defeating Nelson A. Faerber Jr. (D) by 44.8 points.
Mary Ellen HawkinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.4%19,174
Nelson A. Faerber Jr.Democrat
27.6%7,305
26,479 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