1978Final resultsSpecial election
1978 special election for Florida Senate District 11
Florida State Senate · Florida
Vince Fechtel (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating A. H. Craig (D) by 5.7 points.
Vince FechtelRepublican · winner
52.9%32,388
A. H. CraigDemocrat
47.1%28,886
61,274 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