1998Final results
1998 election for Florida House District 78
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
O. R. Minton Jr. (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Steve Hoskins (R) by 13.0 points.
O. R. Minton Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
56.5%19,959
Steve HoskinsRepublican
43.5%15,352
35,311 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET