1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results

1978 election for Florida's 12th District

Name: 1978 election for Florida's 12th District
Start: 1978-11-07
Location: Florida

U.S. House · Florida

Edward J. Stack (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating J. Herbert Burke (R) by 23.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Edward J. StackDemocrat · winner

61.6%107,037

38.4%66,610

173,647 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET