1980Final results
1980 Republican primary for Florida House District 57
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Robert Eugene Melby (R) won with 18.8% of the vote, defeating Gail Hallas (R) by 8.8 points.
Robert Eugene MelbyRepublican · winner · incumbent
18.8%19,616
George F. Hieber IIRepublican · winner · incumbent
17.8%18,596
Thomas M. WoodruffRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.3%15,969
Dorothy SampleRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.8%14,356
Gail HallasRepublican
10.0%10,481
Carl E. MeisnerRepublican
8.5%8,890
Cedar HamesRepublican
6.8%7,137
Lou KirschbaumRepublican
5.4%5,642
Joanne C. FlorinRepublican
3.5%3,678
104,365 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET