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1978 Florida U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1978 Florida U.S. House District 6 Election?

C. W. Bill Young won the 1978 Florida U.S. House District 6 Election. C. W. Bill Young received 150,694 popular votes (78.75%). The main challenger was Jim Christison (21.25%).

See the full head-to-head between Young and Christison

Young +57.5 pts · won by 110,040 votes
C. W. Bill YoungRepublicanWINNER78.75%
150,694 votes
Jim ChristisonDemocratic21.25%
40,654 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.