1978Final results

1978 Democratic primary for Florida House District 53

Name: 1978 Democratic primary for Florida House District 53
Start: 1978-09-01
Location: Florida

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Michael Tagarelli (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating James Gaskins (D) by 8.9 points.

Michael TagarelliDemocrat · winner

54.4%11,100

45.6%9,288

20,388 votes

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