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1976 Florida U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1976 Florida U.S. House District 8 Election?

Andy Ireland won the 1976 Florida U.S. House District 8 Election. Andy Ireland received 103,360 popular votes (58.02%). The main challenger was Robert Edward Johnson (41.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Ireland and Johnson

Ireland +16.0 pts · won by 28,566 votes
Andy IrelandDemocraticWINNER58.02%
103,360 votes
Robert Edward JohnsonRepublican41.98%
74,794 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.