1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Florida Senate District 7
Florida State Senate · Florida
Joe Carlucci (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating John R. Forbes (D) by 22.4 points.
Joe CarlucciDemocrat · winner
50.6%37,093
John R. ForbesDemocrat
28.3%20,715
Eric SmithDemocrat
16.5%12,090
Pauline Elizabeth PierceDemocrat
4.6%3,343
73,241 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Joe Carlucci (D)John R. Forbes (D)Eric Smith (D)
Also on the ballot: Pauline Elizabeth Pierce (Democrat), 4.6%