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1978Final results

1978 election for Florida Senate District 18

Florida State Senate · Florida

2 seats: Mary R. Grizzle (R), John T. Ware (R) won.

2 seats
Mary R. GrizzleRepublican · winner
33.2%148,389
John T. WareRepublican · winner · incumbent
28.8%128,870
20.9%93,629
17.1%76,592
447,480 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+15.81978R+5.01980D+3.41982D+2.31986D+8.91990D+5.71992

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