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1980 Florida U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1980 Florida U.S. House District 8 Election?

Andy Ireland won the 1980 Florida U.S. House District 8 Election. Andy Ireland received 151,613 popular votes (69.26%). The main challenger was Scott Nicholson (28.24%).

See the full head-to-head between Ireland and Nicholson

Ireland +41.0 pts · won by 89,793 votes
Andy IrelandDemocraticWINNER69.26%
151,613 votes
Scott NicholsonRepublican28.24%
61,820 votes
Rod RebholzIndependent2.5%
5,480 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.