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ran for the Democratic nomination for governor of Florida. Jim Williams, the lieutenant governor, ran for governor with former

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, as his running mate. Hans G. Tanzler, the

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, ran with Manuel "Manolo" Arques, a

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(who resigned to run) ran with

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Charles W. Boyd.

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of Palm Beach, who was the

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from 1967 to 1971, returned to the party he left 28 years prior, switching his party affiliation to Democratic on July 5, 1978 (the month prior to re-registering as an

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and launching an abortive signature drive to get on the ballot as an independent. He chose as his running mate Mary L. Singleton, the former director of the state Division of Elections and the first black woman to sit on the

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" Associated Press, October 3, 1978. Democratic primary * Leroy Eden/ Maria Kay - 13,864 (1.3%) *

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- 261,972 (25.2%) *

/ Mary L. Singleton - 62,534 (6.0%) *

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/ Jim Glisson - 364,732 (35.2%) * Bruce A. Smathers/ Charles W. Boyd - 85,298 (8.2%) * Hans G. Tanzler/ Manuel Arques - 124,706 (12.0%) * Jim Williams/

- 124,427 (12.0%) Republican primary *

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/ Paula Hawkins - 244,394 (63.8%) * Lou Frey, Jr./ S. Peter Capua - 138,437 (36.2%) Democratic primary runoff *

- 482,535 (53.5%) *

/ Jim Glisson - 418,636 (46.5%) General election *

(DEM) - 1,406,580 (55.6%) *

/ Paula Hawkins (REP) - 1,123,888 (44.4%)

Attorney general

Democratic primary *

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- 232,416 (26.7%) * Barry Richard - 231,518 (26.6%) * Jim Smith - 407,579 (46.8%) Democratic primary runoff *

- 329,455 (39.9%) * Jim Smith - 497,255 (60.1%)

Secretary of state

Democratic primary * Beverly F. Dozier - 224,990 (25.4%) * Jim Fair - 81,389 (9.2%) * George Firestone - 253,395 (28.7%) * Joe Little - 103,275 (11.7%) * Richard "Dick" Renick - 221,022 (25.0%) Democratic primary runoff * Beverly F. Dozier - 342,661 (42.1%) * George Firestone - 472,072 (57.9%) General election * George Firestone (DEM) - 1,278,658 (55.0%) *

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(REP) - 1,045,703 (45.0%)

Comptroller

Democratic primary * Don Dansby - 159,238 (18.7%) * Gerald (Jerry) Lewis - 691,583 (81.3%)

Treasurer

Democratic primary *

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- 735,523 (80.1%) * Don Hazelton - 182,907 (19.9%) General election *

(DEM) - 1,758,435 (74.8%) * Jeffrey L. Latham (REP) - 591,730 (25.2%)

Commissioner of Education

* Ralph D. Turlington (DEM) - 1,436,240 (63.9%) * Herman B. Williams (REP) - 811,770 (36.1%)

United States House of Representatives

1st congressional district

Democratic primary - Runoff Indicated * Curtis Golden - 29,692 (31.4%) *

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- 39,982 (42.3%) * Jerry G. Melvin - 21,186 (22.4%) * Lewis H. "Ike" Williams - 3,687 (3.9%) Democratic primary runoff * Curtis Golden - 35,721 (38.0%) *

- 58,352 (62.0%) General election *

(DEM) - 85,608 (63.3%) *Warren Briggs (REP) - 49,715 (36.7%)

2nd congressional district

Democratic primary *

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- 83,308 (85.5%) * Anthony P. (Tony) Wesolowski - 14,081 (14.5%) General election *

(DEM) - 112,649 (81.7%) * Pete Brathwaite (REP) - 25,148 (18.3%)

4th congressional district

* Bill Chappell (DEM) - 113,302 (73.1%) * Tom Boney (REP) - 41,647 (26.9%)

5th congressional district

Democratic primary - Runoff Indicated * Adrian Bell, Jr. - 12,942 (20.8%) * David Best - 21,410 (34.5%) * Mike Olson - 18,805 (30.3%) * Don Poindexter - 8,981 (14.5%) Democratic primary runoff * David Best - 32,573 (56.6%) * Mike Olson - 24,945 (43.4%) General election * David Best (DEM) - 101,867 (48.9%) * Richard Kelly (REP) - 106,319 (51.1%)

6th congressional district

* Jim Christison (DEM) - 40,654 (21.2%) * C. W. Bill Young (REP) - 150,694 (78.8%)

7th congressional district

Democratic primary *

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- 49,766 (69.1%) * Don Gore - 1,928 (2.7%) * Richard Salem - 20,338 (28.2%)

9th congressional district

Democratic primary *

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- 36,565 (86.0%) * Curtis R. Sears - 5,955 (14.0%) Republican primary *

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- 10,417 (29.5%) *

Edward Gurney Edward John Gurney Jr. (January 12, 1914 – May 14, 1996) was an attorney and an American politician based in Florida, where he served as a Representative and a United States Senator. Born and reared in Portland, Maine, Gurney moved to Flo ...

- 24,844 (70.5%) General election' *

(DEM) - 89,543 (61.5%) *

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(REP) - 56,074 (38.5%)

11th congressional district

Democratic primary * John J. Considine - 20,689 (31.4%) * Robert E. Lockwood - 9,286 (14.1%) *

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- 35,947 (54.5%) General election *

(DEM) - 123,346 (55.3%) *

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(REP) - 99,757 (44.7%)

12th congressional district

Democratic primary - Runoff Indicated *

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- 17,955 (30.6%) * Edward "Ed" J. Stack - 27,923 (47.6%) * Gerald F. "Jerry" Thompson - 12,812 (21.8%) Democratic primary runoff' *

- 22,816 (46.8%) * Edward "Ed" J. Stack - 25,985 (53.2%) Republican primary *

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- 16,675 (58.3%) * Anthony Lewis Campenni - 11,903 (41.7%) General election * Edward "Ed" J. Stack (DEM) - 25,985 (53.2%) *

(REP) - 66,610 (61.6%)

14th congressional district

Democratic primary *Marcus Ambrose - 2,901 (7.4%) *Sam Brenner - 4,513 (11.6%) *

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- 31,597 (81.0%) Republican primary *

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- 7,390 (80.0%) * Evelio S. Estrella - 1,847 (20.0%) General election *

(DEM) - 65,202 (63.1%) *

(REP) - 38,081 (36.9%)

15th congressional district

* Dante B. Fascell (DEM) - 108,837 (74.2%) * Herbert J. Hoodwin (REP) - 37,897 (25.8%)

State senate

District 2 * Edmond M. "Ed" Fortune (DEM) - 45,645 (47.3%) * Tom Tobiassen (REP) - 50,791 (52.7%) District 11 * A. H. "Gus" Craig (DEM) - 28,886 (47.1%) * Vince Fechtel, Jr. (REP) - 32,388 (52.9%) District 14 * George Stuart, Jr. (DEM) - 60,407 (63.3%) * Johnny Bremer (REP) - 35,024 (36.7%) District 16 * Bill Beck (DEM) - 50,928 (43.2%) * Clark Maxwell, Jr. (REP) - 67,051 (56.8%) District 18 *

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(DEM) - 93,629 (42.1%) * John T. Ware (REP) - 128,870 (57.9%) District 20 * T. F. "Tom" Thompson (DEM) - 76,592 (34.0%) *

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(REP) - 148,389 (66.0%) District 23 *

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(DEM) - 91,746 (62.6%) * David Ray (REP) - 54,727 (37.4%) District 24 * Patrick K. "Pat" Neal (DEM) - 35,896 (52.7%) *

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(REP) - 32,242 (47.3%) District 36 * Harry A. Johnston, II (DEM) - 123,133 (56.6%) * William Samuel "Bill" Riker (REP) - 94,533 (43.4%) District 28 * Don C. Childers (DEM) - 140,857 (66.7%) * B. E. "Billie" Brooks (REP) - 70,243 (33.3%) District 30 * Marcia Beach (DEM) - 104,168 (43.1%) * Van B. Poole (REP) - 137,570 (56.9%) District 32 *

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(DEM) - 43,798 (74.2%) * Ernette Haring (REP) - 15,231 (25.8%) District 36 * Paul B. Steinberg (DEM) - 100,626 (80.7%) * L. D. G. (Lou) O'Hara (REP) - 23,991 (19.3%) District 38 * Bob McKnight (DEM) - 88,099 (60.0%) * Don J. Gruber (REP) - 58,742 (40.0%) District 40 *

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(DEM) - 106,143 (71.2%) * Larry Wicks (REP) - 42,960 (28.8%)

State House

District 2 Democratic primary * Fermon Minshew - 9,364 (39.5%) * Tom Patterson - 14,365 (60.5%) District 3 Democratic primary * Clyde H. (Jack) Hagler - 16,006 (63.0%) *

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- 9,410 (37.0%) District 3 * Clyde H. (Jack) Hagler (DEM) - 30,676 (76.2%) * Charles E. Frederickson (REP) - 9,573 (23.8%) District 4 Democratic primary * Jim Harkins - 6,900 (21.0%) * Bolley "Bo" Johnson - 10,974 (33.3%) * David Neal - 8,560 (26.0%) * Lynn Toney - 6,498 (19.7%) District 4 Democratic runoff * Bolley "Bo" Johnson - 18,407 (56.1%) * David Neal - 14,410 (43.9%) District 5 Democratic primary *

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- 7,820 (24.4%) * Olivia S. Elmore - 6,404 (20.0%) * Peter R. Gindl - 6,900 (21.5%) * Mike Jones - 6,657 (20.8%) * Mac McDaniels - 4,275 (13.3%) District 5 Democratic runoff *

- 19,972 (62.0%) * Peter R. Grindl - 12,250 (38.0%) District 5 *

(DEM) - 29,646 (58.6%) * Jack Gardner (REP) - 20,910 (41.4%) District 6 *James G. Ward (DEM) - 35,815 (70.9%) *John C. Franklin Jr. (REP) - 14,673 (29.1%) District 8 *Ron Johnson (Florida politician), Ron Johnson (DEM) - 11,073 (59.1%) *Rick Seltzer (REP) - 7,674 (40.9%) District 19 *Andrew E. (Andy) Johnson (DEM) - 38,712 (69.4%) *Janis Betz Lampe (REP) - 17,068 (30.6%) District 23 *Ronnie Bloom (DEM) - 26,582 (43.9%) *Fred Tygart (REP) - 33,983 (56.1%) District 24 *Buck Cochran (DEM) - 28,107 (47.5%) *Bill Bankhead, William "Bill" Bankhead (REP) - 31,082 (52.5%) District 25 *Frank Williams (Florida politician), Frank Williams (DEM) - 12,737 (60.9%) *Howard Dunn (REP) - 8,167 (39.1%) District 26 *Sidney Martin (Florida politician), Sidney Martin (DEM) - 25,948 (79.6%) *David Liberman (politician), David Liberman (REP) - 6,645 (20.4%) District 28 *Hamilton D. Upchurch (DEM) - 12,739 (65.8%) *Pat Malone (Florida politician), Pat Malone (REP) - 6,616 (34.2%) District 33 *Bob Hattaway (DEM) - 11,696 (59.0%) *Jean E. Doyle (REP) - 8,130 (41.0%) District 34 *Charles Joseph Knowles (DEM) - 10,654 (42.0%) *Bobby Brantley (REP) - 14,713 (58.0%) District 35 *Everett A. Kelly (DEM) - 12,273 (54.2%) *J. M. Hoskinson, J. M. (Jim) Hoskinson (REP) - 10,353 (45.8%) District 38 *Bob Wattles (DEM) - 42,584 (48.4%) *Lawrence R. "Larry" Kirkwood (REP) - 45,410 (51.6%) District 39 *Fred Turner (politician), Fred Turner (DEM) - 33,427 (38.1%) *John L. Mica (REP) - 54,422 (61.9%) District 40 *Terry Hadley (DEM) - 43,275 (49.6%) *Richard Crotty (REP) - 43,934 (50.4%) District 41 *Fran Carlton (DEM) - 48,651 (53.7%) *Jim Huckeba (REP) - 41,988 (46.3%) District 42 *Suzanne Campbell (DEM) - 34,133 (38.9%) *Toni Jennings (REP) - 53,575 (61.1%) District 43 *Dick J. Batchelor (DEM) - 62,277 (69.2%) *Robert N. Webster (REP) - 27,672 (30.8%) District 44 *David L. Barrett (DEM) - 39,594 (56.9%) *Craig A. Brosius (REP) - 29,945 (43.1%) District 45 *Winston Gardner (DEM) - 36,139 (51.4%) *John Moore (REP) - 34,148 (48.6%) District 46 *Phil Austin (politician), Phil Austin (DEM) - 21,389 (30.0%) *Marilyn Evans-Jones (REP) - 49,858 (70.0%) District 47 *Hartzel "Bud" Jennings (DEM) - 25,867 (36.4%) *Tim Deratany (REP) - 31,576 (44.4%) *Glenn A. Blanchard - 13,717 (19.3%) District 53 *Mike Tagarelli, Michael "Mike" Tagarelli (DEM) - 38,743 (35.4%) *Peter Dunbar (politician), Peter Dunbar (REP) - 70,585 (64.6%) District 55 *Tom R. Moore (DEM) - 53,344 (47.8%) * Jim Smith (REP) - 58,148 (52.2%) District 57 *Rick Escarraz (DEM) - 45,807 (42.7%) *Dennis L. Jones (REP) - 61,351 (57.3%) District 58 *Kent G. Whittemore (DEM) - 40,566 (39.0%) *George F. Hieber II (REP) - 63,576 (61.0%) District 59 *Eddie Mills (politician), Eddie Mills (DEM) - 50,394 (47.7%) *Bob Melby (REP) - 55,193 (52.3%) District 61 *Don O'Leary (DEM) - 45,932 (42.4%) *Dorothy Eaton Sample (REP) - 62,401 (57.6%) District 62 *Carl Carpenter, Jr. (DEM) - 45,984 (62.1%) *Allan R. Stone (REP) - 28,090 (37.9%) District 65 *Jim Foster (politician), Jim Foster (DEM) - 38,450 (51.1%) *John Grant (Florida politician), John Grant (REP) - 36,811 (48.9%) *District 72 *Lawrence F. Shackelford (DEM) - 28,399 (60.6%) *Barbara Shepherd (REP) - 18,467 (39.4%) District 73 *Clyde C. Council (DEM) - 18,547 (34.1%) *Thomas E. Danson, Jr. (REP) - 35,922 (65.9%) District 75 *Wayne H. Duncan (DEM) - 10,674 (33.9%) *Fred Burrall (REP) - 20,848 (66.1%) District 76 *Dale Cassens (DEM) - 10,870 (47.6%) *Chuck Nergard, Charles (Chuck) Nergard (REP) - 11,988 (52.4%). District 77 *William J. "Bill" Taylor (DEM) - 14,080 (48.3%) *William G. (Doc) Myers (REP) - 15,075 (51.7%) District 78 *Ray Liberti (DEM) - 78,095 (50.9%) *Frank S. Messersmith (REP) - 75,380 (49.1%) District 79 *Eleanor Weinstock (DEM) - 80,222 (50.6%) *Reid Moore (REP) - 78,456 (49.4%) District 80 *Carol Roberts (politician), Carol A. Roberts (DEM) - 76,797 (49.3%) *James L. Watt, Jim Watt (REP) - 79,094 (50.7%) District 81 *Edward J. Healey (DEM) - 78,776 (51.0%) *R. S. "Bob" Nichols (REP) - 75,615 (49.0%) District 82 *Gene Campbell (politician), Gene Campbell (DEM) - 79,738 (52.3%) *Anita K. Mitchell (REP) - 72,753 (47.7%) District 83 *J. Justin "J J." Findley (DEM) - 56,306 (37.0%) *Tom Lewis (American politician), Tom Lewis (REP) - 95,864 (63.0%) District 84 Republican primary *Douglas C. "Doug" Brown - 11,342 (45.2%) *Tom Bush (politician), Tom Bush - 13,745 (54.8%) District 84 *Mitch Ceasar (DEM) - 63,697 (46.0%) *Tom Bush (politician), Tom Bush (REP) - 74,721 (54.0%) District 85 *Terry O'Malley (politician), Terry O'Malley (DEM) - 84,987 (60.6%) *Stuart L. Stein (REP) - 55,368 (39.4%) District 86 *Linda Cox (DEM) - 79,533 (57.9%) *Marty Sacks (REP) - 57,793 (42.1%) District 87 *Steve Warner (Florida politician), Steve Warner (DEM) - 81,105 (59.0%) *Jim Todd (Florida politician), Jim Todd (REP) - 56,281 (41.0%) District 88 Republican primary *Richard Badame - 11,430 (47.1%) *Jeanne E. Faiks - 12,816 (52.9%) District 88 general election *Tom Gustafson (DEM) - 93,373 (65.2%) *Jeanne E. Faiks (REP) - 49,746 (34.8%) District 89 Republican primary *Dave Danziger - 940 (14.6%) *Mary Ellen Hawkins - 5,506 (85.4%) District 89 general election *Nelson A. Faerber, Jr. (DEM) - 7,305 (27.6%) *Mary Ellen Hawkins (REP) - 19,174 (72.4%) District 90 *Franklin B. Mann, Franklin B. (Frank) Mann (DEM) - 37,853 (58.0%) *Bob Privette (REP) - 27,454 (42.0%) District 91 *Isaac "Ike" Anderson, Jr. (DEM) - 17,999 (27.4%) *Hugh Paul Nuckolls (REP) - 47,622 (72.6%) District 95 *Walter C. Young, Walter C. "Walt" Young (DEM) - 79,500 (71.9%) *Ronald "Ron" LaDuke (REP) - 31,093 (28.1%) District 96 *Lawrence J. Smith (DEM) - 70,973 (63.8%) *Charles W. Flanagan (REP) - 40,243 (36.2%) District 98 *Elaine Gordon (DEM) - 89,509 (79.7%) *Jim Kohlman (REP) - 22,778 (20.3%) District 100 *Virginia Rosen (DEM) - 84,298 (80.0%) *Rhonda Luihn Sabatino (REP) - 21,042 (20.0%) District 103 *Ronald A. Silver, Ronald (Ron) A. Silver (DEM) - 76,895 (75.1%) *Ralph Fine (REP) - 25,518 (24.9%) District 105 *Joe Kershaw (DEM) - 36,876 (68.8%) *Alberto V. Darby (REP) - 16,692 (31.2%) District 109 *Joe Gersten (DEM) - 36,854 (60.0%) *Bud McDougal (REP) - 24,562 (40.0%) District 110 *Roberta Fox (DEM) - 34,884 (58.0%) *Walter W. Sackett, Jr. (REP) - 25,282 (42.0%) District 111 *Alan Rosenthal (DEM) - 28,522 (48.8%) *Tom Gallagher (REP) - 29,866 (51.2%) District 112 Republican primary *Nancy O. Harrington - 4,375 (53.9%) *Raul R. Oliva - 3,738 (46.1%) District 112 *Larry Plummer, Lawrence H. "Larry" Plummer (DEM) - 35,645 (61.3%) *Nancy O. Harrington (REP) - 22,540 (38.7%) District 113 *Bill Sadowski, William E. "Bill" Sadowski (DEM) - 36,661 (63.7%) *Ceferino C. Rodriguez (REP) - 20,884 (36.3%) District 114 *Bob Hector, Robert (Bob) Hector (DEM) - 35,125 (59.4%) *Don Slesnick, Don Slesnick, II (REP) - 23,990 (40.6%) District 116 Democratic runoff *Deborah DeBella - 14,048 (48.2%) *Gene Flinn - 15,099 (51.8%) District 116 *Gene Flinn (DEM) - 54,561 (62.0%) *Tom Endterb (REP) - 33,410 (38.0%) District 117 Democratic primary *Emmett Benjamin - 7,511 (27.1%) *Bill Flynn (Florida politician), Bill Flynn - 14,847 (53.5%) *H. Clayton Hamilton - 5,388 (19.4%) District 117 general election *Bill Flynn (Florida politician), Bill Flynn (DEM) - 53,852 (60.6%) *Bob Godoy, Robert "Bob" Godoy (REP) - 34,968 (39.4%) District 118 *John Cyril Malloy (DEM) - 50,923 (60.1%) *Dick Hayes (Florida politician), Dick Hayes (REP) - 33,784 (39.9%) District 119 Democratic primary *Eduardo (Eddy) Arango - 4,889 (17.3%) *Larry Hawkins - 6,057 (21.4%) *Thomas (Tom) Holland - 5,346 (18.9%) *John "Fred" Kuhn, Jr. - 2,997 (10.6%) *Dexter Lehtinen - 8,952 (31.7%) District 119 Democratic runoff *Larry Hawkins - 13,355 (51.1%) *Dexter Lehtinen - 12,767 (48.9%) District 120 *Joe Allen (Florida politician), Joe Allen - 7,370 (81.2%) *Cora H. Wilbur - 1,705 (18.8%)

Constitutional Amendments

Revision of Florida Constitution (basic document) *Yes - 623,703 (29.2%) *No - 1,512,106 (70.8%) Declaration of rights (rev. of Art. I, Sec. 2) *Yes - 1,002,479 (43.1%) *No - 1,323,497 (56.9%) Legislative [Single-Member Districts and Reapportionment Commission] (rev. Art. III, Sec. 16) *Yes - 982,747 (46.9%) *No - 1,113,394 (53.1%) Executive [Cabinet] (rev. Art. IV, Secs. (g) 3, 4, 5, 6, 8(a); Art. XI, Sec. 2) *Yes - 540,979 (25.1%) *No - 1,614,630 (74.9%) Executive [Public Service Commission and Public Counsel] (rev. Art. IV, Sec. 10; Art. V, Sec. 3(b)(3)) *Yes - 772,066 (35.9%) *No - 1,375,548 (64.1%) Judiciary [Selection and retention of circuit and county judges] (rev. Art. V, Secs. 10 and 11 (a) and (b)) *Yes - 1,058,574 (49.1%) *No - 1,095,756 (50.9%) Finance and Taxation (rev. Art. VII; Art. X, Sec. 12(h)) *Yes - 779,389 (36.3%) *No - 1,368,346 (63.7%) Education (rev. Art. IX) *Yes - 771,282 (36.3%) *No - 1,353,986 (63.7%) Casino gambling (Art. X, Sec. 15) *Yes - 687,460 (28.6%) *No - 1,720,275 (71.4%)

State Attorney and Public Defender

State Attorney (Circuit 20) *Frank C. Alderman (DEM) - 43,515 (40.4%) *Joseph P. D'Alessandro (REP) - 64,128 (59.6%) Public Defender (Circuit 20) *Douglas M. Midgely (DEM) - 55,356 (53.4%) *Xavier "X" Fernandez (REP) - 48,327 (46.6%)

District Court of Appeal

Florida First District Court of Appeal Shall Judge Woodrow M. Melvin, Sr. be retained in office? *YES - 194,993 (54.9%) *No - 160,183 (45.1%) Florida Second District Court of Appeal Shall Judge Edward F. Boardman be retained in office? *YES - 378,388 (61.3%) *NO - 238,714 (38.7%) Shall Judge Paul W. Danahy, Jr. be retained in office? *YES - 384,035 (63.2%) *NO - 223,636 (36.8%) Shall Judge Herboth S. Ryder be retained in office? *YES - 383,128 (63.3%) *NO - 222,439 (36.7%) Florida Third District Court of Appeal Shall Judge Thomas H. Barkdull, Jr. be retained in office? *YES - 182,157 (68.5%) *NO - 83,837 (31.5%) Shall Judge Robert M. Haverfield be retained in office? *YES - 181,789 (70.4%) *NO - 76,580 (29.6%) Shall Judge James W. Kehoe be retained in office? *YES - 184,840 (71.8%) *NO - 72,458 (28.2%) Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal Shall Judge Spencer C. Cross be retained in office? *YES - 324,882 (62.0%) *NO - 199,315 (38.0%) Shall Judge John H. Moore, II be retained in office? *YES - 334,680 (64.6%) *NO - 183,693 (35.4%)

Circuit Judge

Circuit 4, Group 17 *Lawrence D. Fay - 64,145 (54.5%) *John E. Palmer - 53,616 (45.5%) Circuit 5, Group 1 *Carven D. Angel - 43,086 (57.7%) *C. John Coniglio - 31,588 (42.3%) Circuit 9, Group 1 *Ted Coleman - 43,380 (48.4%) *Rom W. Powell - 46,223 (51.6%) Circuit 11, Group 30 *Frederick N. Barad - 165,762 (53.2%) *Carol King Guralnick - 145,988 (46.8%) Circuit 17, Group: 4 *Sheldon Golding - 89,932 (42.3%) *Joseph E. Price - 122,465 (57.7%) Circuit 19, Group 1 *Ken Sharp - 25,381 (55.3%) *Dean Tooker - 20,536 (44.7%) Circuit 20, Group 2 *Ted Brousseau - 49,196 (52.5%) *Thomas R. Brown - 44,433 (47.

References

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