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1980 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1980 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election?

Bil McCollum won the 1980 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election. Bil McCollum received 177,603 popular votes (55.76%). The main challenger was David Ryan Best (44.24%).

See the full head-to-head between McCollum and Best

McCollum +11.5 pts · won by 36,700 votes
Bil McCollumRepublicanWINNER55.76%
177,603 votes
David Ryan BestDemocratic44.24%
140,903 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.