1978 primaries · May 1, 1978
1978 Florida State Senate primaries results, district by district
Every Florida State Senate district in the 1978 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-3 · Democratic primary | Pat Thomas (D) | 71.5 | |
| SD-5 · Democratic primary | Kenneth E. Mackay (D) | 25.1 | |
| SD-7 · Democratic primary | Joe Carlucci (D) | 22.4 | |
| SD-11 · Democratic primary | A. H. Craig (D) | 53.6 | |
| SD-11 · Republican primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-12 · Democratic primary | Curtis Peterson (D) | 25.7 | |
| SD-14 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-14 · Republican primary | Johnny Bremer (R) | 30.3 | |
| SD-16 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-18 · Republican primary | Mary R. Grizzle (R) | 22.8 | |
| SD-21 · Democratic primary | Guy Spicola (D) | 4.6 | |
| SD-26 · Democratic primary | Don C. Childers (D) | 19.5 | |
| SD-29 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-29 · Republican primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-32 · Democratic primary | Ken Jenne (D) | 24.1 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-35 · Democratic primary | Paul B. Steinberg (D) | 10.8 | |
| SD-38 · Democratic primary | Bob McKnight (D) | 7.5 |
Florida State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner