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1978Final results

1978 Democratic primary for Florida Senate District 5

Florida State Senate · Florida

Kenneth E. Mackay (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating G. B. Wilson (D) by 25.1 points.

Kenneth E. MackayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.5%43,396
G. B. WilsonDemocrat
37.5%25,998
69,394 votes

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