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1980 Florida U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1980 Florida U.S. House District 2 Election?

Don Fuqua won the 1980 Florida U.S. House District 2 Election. Don Fuqua received 138,252 popular votes (70.59%). The main challenger was John R. LaCapra (29.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Fuqua and LaCapra

Fuqua +41.2 pts · won by 80,664 votes
Don FuquaDemocraticWINNER70.59%
138,252 votes
John R. LaCapraRepublican29.41%
57,588 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.