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1980 Florida U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1980 Florida U.S. House District 7 Election?

Sam M. Gibbons won the 1980 Florida U.S. House District 7 Election. Sam M. Gibbons received 132,529 popular votes (71.77%). The main challenger was Charles P. Chuck Jones (28.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Gibbons and Jones

Gibbons +43.5 pts · won by 80,391 votes
Sam M. GibbonsDemocraticWINNER71.77%
132,529 votes
Charles P. Chuck JonesRepublican28.23%
52,138 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.