1978Final results
1978 election for Florida's 14th District
U.S. House · Florida
Claude Pepper (D) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Al Cardenas (R) by 26.3 points.
Claude PepperDemocrat · winner
63.1%65,202
Al CardenasRepublican
36.9%38,081
103,283 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
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET