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1978 Florida Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1978 Florida Gubernatorial Election?

Bob Graham won the 1978 Florida Gubernatorial Election. Bob Graham received 1,406,580 popular votes (55.59%). The main challenger was Jack Eckerd (44.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Graham and Eckerd

Graham +11.2 pts · won by 282,692 votes
Bob GrahamDemocraticWINNER55.59%
1,406,580 votes
Jack EckerdRepublican44.41%
1,123,888 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.