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1978 Florida U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1978 Florida U.S. House District 9 Election?

Bill Nelson won the 1978 Florida U.S. House District 9 Election. Bill Nelson received 89,543 popular votes (61.49%). The main challenger was Edward Gurney (38.51%).

See the full head-to-head between Nelson and Gurney

Nelson +23.0 pts · won by 33,469 votes
Bill NelsonDemocraticWINNER61.49%
89,543 votes
Edward GurneyRepublican38.51%
56,074 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.