1980Final results
1980 election for Florida's 8th District
U.S. House · Florida
Andrew Ireland (D) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Scott Nicholson (R) by 41.0 points.
Andrew IrelandDemocrat · winner
69.3%151,613
Scott NicholsonRepublican
28.2%61,820
Rod RebholzIndependent
2.5%5,480
218,913 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.
Andrew IrelandScott Nicholson
$261.5K
Raised by the campaign
$12.4K
$221.1K
Spent by the campaign
$12.5K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Other candidates' campaigns: Rod Rebholz $1.2K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980; FEC, through Nov 29, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980