1978Final results
1978 election for Florida Senate District 29
Florida State Senate · Florida
Van B. Poole (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Marcia Beach (D) by 13.8 points.
Van B. PooleRepublican · winner
56.9%137,570
Marcia BeachDemocrat
43.1%104,168
241,738 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