1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Florida House District 7
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
R D BENNETT led; no source recorded a winner.
R. D. BennettDemocrat · leading
24.1%4,429
Sam MitchellDemocrat
18.2%3,347
Frederic L. HowellDemocrat
15.8%2,901
Jerry GardnerDemocrat
14.8%2,719
B. D. ChristmasDemocrat
14.6%2,678
Orren SmithDemocrat
12.6%2,313
18,387 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET