1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Florida House District 84
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
5 seats: Tom Bush (R), Terry Omalley (D), Robert M. Woodburn (R), Linda Cox (D), Tom Gustafson (D) won.
5 seatsTom BushRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.8%120,405
Terry OmalleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.9%98,373
Robert M. WoodburnRepublican · winner
12.6%96,143
Linda CoxDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.4%94,996
Maureen DowningRepublican
12.3%93,719
Steve WarnerDemocrat · incumbent
12.2%93,563
Bill MilmoeRepublican
11.5%88,172
Murray GoldsteinDemocrat
10.3%78,766
Tom GustafsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
0.0%0
764,137 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
The candidates
Tom Bush (R)Terry Omalley (D)Robert M. Woodburn (R)Linda Cox (D)Maureen Downing (R)Steve Warner (D)Bill Milmoe (R)Murray Goldstein (D)
Also on the ballot: Tom Gustafson (Democrat), 0.0%