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1976 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1976 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election?

Richard Kelly won the 1976 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election. Richard Kelly received 138,371 popular votes (58.97%). The main challenger was Jo Ann Saunders (41.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Kelly and Saunders

Kelly +17.9 pts · won by 42,111 votes
Richard KellyRepublicanWINNER58.97%
138,371 votes
Jo Ann SaundersDemocratic41.03%
96,260 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.