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1980 Florida U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1980 Florida U.S. House District 15 Election?

Dante B. Fascell won the 1980 Florida U.S. House District 15 Election. Dante B. Fascell received 132,952 popular votes (65.37%). The main challenger was Herbert J. Hoodwin (34.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Fascell and Hoodwin

Fascell +30.7 pts · won by 62,519 votes
Dante B. FascellDemocraticWINNER65.37%
132,952 votes
Herbert J. HoodwinRepublican34.63%
70,433 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.