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1978 Florida U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1978 Florida U.S. House District 2 Election?

Don Fuqua won the 1978 Florida U.S. House District 2 Election. Don Fuqua received 112,649 popular votes (81.75%). The main challenger was Pete Brathwaite (18.25%).

See the full head-to-head between Fuqua and Brathwaite

Fuqua +63.5 pts · won by 87,501 votes
Don FuquaDemocraticWINNER81.75%
112,649 votes
Pete BrathwaiteRepublican18.25%
25,148 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.