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1982 Florida U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1982 Florida U.S. House District 1 Election?

Earl Dewitt Hutto won the 1982 Florida U.S. House District 1 Election. Earl Dewitt Hutto received 82,569 popular votes (74.43%). The main challenger was J. Terryl Bechtol (25.57%).

See the full head-to-head between Hutto and Bechtol

Hutto +48.9 pts · won by 54,196 votes
Earl Dewitt HuttoDemocraticWINNER74.43%
82,569 votes
J. Terryl BechtolRepublican25.57%
28,373 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.