1980Final results
1980 election for Florida's 10th District
U.S. House · Florida
L. A. "skip" Bafalis (R) won with 78.9% of the vote, defeating Richard D. "sparky" Sparkman (D) by 57.9 points.
L. A. "skip" BafalisRepublican · winner
78.9%272,393
Richard D. "sparky" SparkmanDemocrat
21.1%72,646
345,039 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Richard D. "sparky" SparkmanL. A. "skip" Bafalis
$19.5K
Raised by the campaign
$111.1K
$19.4K
Spent by the campaign
$129K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980