1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Florida Senate District 26
Florida State Senate · Florida
Don C. Childers (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating John Scarola (D) by 19.5 points.
Don C. ChildersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%42,381
John ScarolaDemocrat
40.3%28,571
70,952 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET