1980Final results
1980 Republican primary for Florida House District 78
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Frank S. Messersmith (R) won with 20.2% of the vote, defeating Hugo P. Unruh (R) by 4.3 points.
Frank S. MessersmithRepublican · winner
20.2%14,952
Mitch ManninRepublican · winner
18.5%13,685
Richard L. KrobRepublican · winner
17.6%13,018
Hugo P. UnruhRepublican
15.9%11,743
John JordanRepublican
14.3%10,578
Stu FitelsonRepublican
13.5%9,975
73,951 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET