1978Final results
1978 election for Florida Governor
Governor · Florida
Bob Graham (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Jack M. Eckerd (R) by 11.2 points.
Bob GrahamDemocrat · winner
55.6%1,406,580
Jack M. EckerdRepublican
44.4%1,123,888
2,530,468 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET