1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
11 of the 15 incumbents were re-elected in Florida.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida 1 | Bob Sikes | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Earl Hutto (Democratic) 63.3% Warren Briggs (Republican) 36.7% |
| Florida 2 | Don Fuqua | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Don Fuqua (Democratic) 81.7% Pete Brathwaite (Republican) 18.3% |
| Florida 3 | Charles Edward Bennett | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles Edward Bennett (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Florida 4 | Bill Chappell | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bill Chappell (Democratic) 73.1% Tom Boney (Republican) 26.9% |
| Florida 5 | Richard Kelly | Republican | 1974 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard Kelly (Republican) 51.1% David Ryan Best (Democratic) 48.9% |
| Florida 6 | Bill Young | Republican | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Bill Young (Republican) 78.8% Jim Christison (Democratic) 21.2% |
| Florida 7 | Sam M. Gibbons | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Sam M. Gibbons (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Florida 8 | Andy Ireland | Democratic | 1976 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Andy Ireland (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Florida 9 | Louis Frey Jr. | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Florida. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Bill Nelson (Democratic) 61.5% Edward J. Gurney (Republican) 38.5% |
| Florida 10 | Louis A. Bafalis | Republican | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Louis A. Bafalis (Republican) Unopposed |
| Florida 11 | Paul Rogers | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Dan Mica (Democratic) 55.3% Bill James (Republican) 44.7% |
| Florida 12 | J. Herbert Burke | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent lost re-lection. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
√ Edward J. Stack (Democratic) 61.6% J. Herbert Burke (Republican) 38.4% |
| Florida 13 | William Lehman | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Lehman (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Florida 14 | Claude Pepper | Democratic | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Claude Pepper (Democratic) 63.1% Al Cardenas (Republican) 36.9% |
| Florida 15 | Dante Fascell | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dante Fascell (Democratic) 74.2% Herbert J. Hoodwin (Republican) 25.8% |
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See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1978
- List of United States Representatives from Florida
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