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1968 Florida U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1968 Florida U.S. House District 10 Election?

J. Herbert Burke won the 1968 Florida U.S. House District 10 Election. J. Herbert Burke received 99,844 popular votes (54.86%). The main challenger was Elton J Gissendanner (45.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Burke and Gissendanner

Burke +9.7 pts · won by 17,706 votes
J. Herbert BurkeRepublicanWINNER54.86%
99,844 votes
Elton J GissendannerDemocratic45.14%
82,138 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.