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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Florida/FL-12
      1978·US House·Florida·District profile →

      Florida District 12 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Edward J \ Stack
      61.6%107,037 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      J Herbert Burke
      38.4%66,610 votes
      Margin
      D+23.3
      173,647 total votes
      2 candidates173,647 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Edward J \ StackDEM✓
      		DEM107,03761.6%
      J Herbert BurkeREP
      		REP66,61038.4%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+34.5
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+5.7
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202432.2%66.7%R+34.5444,744
      202035.1%63.9%R+28.7428,151
      201633.7%62.0%R+28.3360,696
      201244.9%55.1%R+10.3315,587
      200846.3%52.3%R+6.1331,478

      Seat History

      US House in Florida

      2024
      Gus Michael BilirakisREP
      R+42.1
      2022
      Gus Michael BilirakisREP
      R+40.8
      Redistricted
      2020
      Gus Michael BilirakisREP
      R+25.8
      2018
      Gus Michael BilirakisREP
      R+18.4
      2016
      Gus Michael BilirakisREP
      R+37.2
      2014
      Gus Michael BilirakisREP
      R+100.0
      2012
      Gus Michael BilirakisREP
      R+30.5
      Redistricted
      2010
      Dennis A RossREP
      R+7.0
      2008
      Adam H PutnamREP
      R+14.9
      2006
      Adam H PutnamREP
      R+69.1
      2004
      Adam H PutnamREP
      R+29.8
      2002
      Adam H PutnamREP
      R+100.0
      Redistricted
      2000
      Adam H PutnamREP
      R+14.0
      1998
      Charles T CanadyREP
      R+100.0
      1996
      Charles T CanadyREP
      R+23.1
      View all US House history for Florida →

      Candidates

      J Herbert BurkeREP
      Record1W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      Edward J \ StackDEM
      Record1W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1982
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Florida, 1978

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