1978Final results

1978 Republican primary for Florida House District 44

Name: 1978 Republican primary for Florida House District 44
Start: 1978-09-01
Location: Florida

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

John Moore (R) won with 28.7% of the vote, defeating Rick Schmidt (R) by 3.9 points.

John MooreRepublican · winner

28.7%9,964

Tim DeratanyRepublican · winner

26.1%9,055

24.8%8,625

20.4%7,072

34,716 votes

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