1980Final results
1980 election for Florida's 14th District
U.S. House · Florida
Claude Pepper (D) won with 74.9% of the vote, defeating Evelop S. Estrella (R) by 49.9 points.
Claude PepperDemocrat · winner
74.9%95,820
Evelop S. EstrellaRepublican
25.1%32,027
127,847 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.
Claude PepperEvelop S. Estrella
$132.8K
Raised by the campaign
$90.6K
$132.7K
Spent by the campaign
$89.7K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980; FEC, through Nov 4, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980