1982Final results
1982 election for Florida House District 78
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
R. Dale Patchett (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Victor Culbertson (D) by 25.2 points.
R. Dale PatchettRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.6%15,465
Victor CulbertsonDemocrat
37.4%9,237
24,702 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET