1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Florida's 12th District
U.S. House · Florida
Clay Shaw (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Alan S. Becker (D) by 9.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Clay ShawRepublican · winner
54.5%128,561
Alan S. BeckerDemocrat
45.5%107,164
235,725 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.
Alan S. BeckerClay Shaw
$144.4K
Raised by the campaign
$430.7K
$159K
Spent by the campaign
$421.1K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980