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1978 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1978 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election?

Richard Kelly won the 1978 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election. Richard Kelly received 106,319 popular votes (51.07%). The main challenger was David Ryan Best (48.93%).

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

Kelly +2.1 pts · won by 4,452 votes
Richard KellyRepublicanWINNER51.07%
106,319 votes
David Ryan BestDemocratic48.93%
101,867 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.