1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Florida House District 78
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
6 seats: Frank S. Messersmith (R), Jim Watt (R), Ray Liberti (D), Eleanor Weinstock (D), Bernard Kimmel (R), Reid Moore Jr. (R) won.
6 seatsFrank S. MessersmithRepublican · winner
10.0%139,495
Jim WattRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.0%139,064
Ray LibertiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.4%130,750
Eleanor WeinstockDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.4%130,005
Bernard KimmelRepublican · winner
9.1%126,997
Reid Moore Jr.Republican · winner
8.9%123,606
Ed HealeyDemocrat · incumbent
7.7%106,664
Richard L. KrobRepublican
7.6%105,577
Gene CampbellDemocrat · incumbent
7.4%103,276
Mitch ManninRepublican
7.1%98,666
Mack FreemanDemocrat
6.6%92,252
Gary Steven IsraelDemocrat
6.6%91,936
1,388,288 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET