Hans G. Tanzler, the mayor of Jacksonville, ran with Manuel "Manolo" Arques, a Cuban-American real estate and insurance executive from Miami.
Claude R. Kirk, Jr. of Palm Beach, who was the Republican governor of Florida 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 independent 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 Jacksonville City Council.
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15) State Attorney (Circuit 20) Public Defender (Circuit 20) Florida First District Court of Appeal Shall Judge Woodrow M. Melvin, Sr. be retained in office?
Florida Second District Court of Appeal Shall Judge Edward F. Boardman be retained in office?
Florida Third District Court of Appeal Shall Judge Thomas H. Barkdull, Jr. be retained in office?
Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal Shall Judge Spencer C. Cross be retained in office?