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1978 Florida U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1978 Florida U.S. House District 12 Election?

Edward J. Ed Stack won the 1978 Florida U.S. House District 12 Election. Edward J. Ed Stack received 107,037 popular votes (61.64%). The main challenger was J. Herbert Burke (38.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Stack and Burke

Stack +23.3 pts · won by 40,427 votes
Edward J. Ed StackDemocraticWINNER61.64%
107,037 votes
J. Herbert BurkeRepublican38.36%
66,610 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.