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1978 Florida U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1978 Florida U.S. House District 4 Election?

Bill Chappell Jr. won the 1978 Florida U.S. House District 4 Election. Bill Chappell Jr. received 113,302 popular votes (73.12%). The main challenger was Tom Boney (26.88%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Boney

Jr. +46.2 pts · won by 71,655 votes
Bill Chappell Jr.DemocraticWINNER73.12%
113,302 votes
Tom BoneyRepublican26.88%
41,647 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.