1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Florida House District 44
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
David L. Barrett (D) won with 33.2% of the vote, defeating Gloria Difabio (D) by 15.3 points.
David L. BarrettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
33.2%14,639
W. W. GardnerDemocrat · winner
25.6%11,285
Gloria DifabioDemocrat
17.9%7,882
Jack VaughnDemocrat
16.1%7,121
Roy GirodDemocrat
7.3%3,210
44,137 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET