1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 Republican primary for Florida House District 57
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
George F. Hieber II (R) won with 19.2% of the vote, defeating Dale Gross (R) by 3.3 points.
George F. Hieber IIRepublican · winner · incumbent
19.2%15,455
Dennis L. JonesRepublican · winner
17.3%13,897
Dale GrossRepublican
15.9%12,806
Dorothy SampleRepublican · incumbent
14.6%11,747
Richard PriceRepublican
10.4%8,355
George L. PattersonRepublican
10.3%8,289
Joseph F. VeiszRepublican
5.9%4,733
Cecil B. KeeneRepublican
3.8%3,032
Lou KirschbaumRepublican
2.8%2,248
80,562 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
George F. Hieber II (R)Dennis L. Jones (R)Dale Gross (R)Dorothy Sample (R)Richard Price (R)George L. Patterson (R)Joseph F. Veisz (R)
Also on the ballot: Cecil B. Keene (Republican), 3.8%; Lou Kirschbaum (Republican), 2.8%