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1978Final results

1978 election for Florida Senate District 38

Florida State Senate · Florida

2 seats: Dick Anderson (D), Bob McKnight (D) won.

2 seats
Dick AndersonDemocrat · winner
35.9%106,143
Bob McKnightDemocrat · winner
29.8%88,099
Don J. GruberRepublican
19.8%58,742
Larry WicksRepublican
14.5%42,960
295,944 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

EvenD+20.01978D+6.01982R+47.91986R+27.41990R+36.32010R+8.82022

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