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1976 Florida U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1976 Florida U.S. House District 12 Election?

J. Herbert Burke won the 1976 Florida U.S. House District 12 Election. J. Herbert Burke received 107,268 popular votes (53.88%). The main challenger was Charlie Friedman (46.09%).

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

Burke +7.8 pts · won by 15,519 votes
J. Herbert BurkeRepublicanWINNER53.88%
107,268 votes
Charlie FriedmanDemocratic46.09%
91,749 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.