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1980 Florida U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1980 Florida U.S. House District 9 Election?

Bill Nelson won the 1980 Florida U.S. House District 9 Election. Bill Nelson received 139,468 popular votes (70.37%). The main challenger was Stan Dowiat (29.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Nelson and Dowiat

Nelson +40.7 pts · won by 80,734 votes
Bill NelsonDemocraticWINNER70.37%
139,468 votes
Stan DowiatRepublican29.63%
58,734 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.