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1978 Florida U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1978 Florida U.S. House District 15 Election?

Dante B. Fascell won the 1978 Florida U.S. House District 15 Election. Dante B. Fascell received 108,837 popular votes (74.17%). The main challenger was Herbert J. Hoodwin (25.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Fascell and Hoodwin

Fascell +48.3 pts · won by 70,940 votes
Dante B. FascellDemocraticWINNER74.17%
108,837 votes
Herbert J. HoodwinRepublican25.83%
37,897 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.