1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Florida State Senate election results, district by district
Every Florida State Senate district in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 40 seats
After the electionD 29 · R 11
Races18
Changed party3
Unopposed39%7 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 15 · R 6
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Tom Tobiassen (R) | 5.3 | Flipped |
| SD-3 | Pat Thomas (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Kenneth E. Mackay (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 | Joe Carlucci (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Edgar M. Dunn (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Vince Fechtel (R) | 5.7 | |
| SD-12 | Curtis Peterson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | George Stuart (D) | 26.6 | Flipped |
| SD-16 | Clark Maxwell Jr. (R) | 13.7 | Flipped |
| SD-18 | Mary R. Grizzle · John T. Ware (R) | 7.9 | |
| SD-21 | Guy Spicola (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 | Pat Neal (D) | 5.4 | |
| SD-26 | Don C. Childers · Harry A. Johnston II (D) | 6.7 | |
| SD-29 | Van B. Poole (R) | 13.8 | |
| SD-32 | Ken Jenne (D) | 47.5 | |
| SD-33 | John A. Hill (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-35 | Paul B. Steinberg (D) | 61.5 | |
| SD-38 | Dick Anderson · Bob McKnight (D) | 9.9 |
Florida State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner