united states house of representatives elections , 1976 

Statements about this table:
james a haley be the only representative to retire
richard kelly be re - elect after william v chappell , jr
charles edward bennett be re - elect before william v chappell , jr
sam m gibbon be re - elect before richard kelley
district
incumbent
party
first elected
result
candidates
florida 1
robert l f sikes
democratic
1940
re - elected
robert l f sikes (d) unopposed
florida 2
don fuqua
democratic
1962
re - elected
don fuqua (d) unopposed
florida 3
charles edward bennett
democratic
1948
re - elected
charles edward bennett (d) unopposed
florida 4
william v chappell , jr
democratic
1968
re - elected
william v chappell , jr (d) unopposed
district
incumbent
party
first elected
result
candidates
florida 5
richard kelly
republican
1974
re - elected
richard kelly (r) 59.0% joann saunders (d) 41.0%
florida 7
sam m gibbons
democratic
1962
re - elected
sam m gibbons (d) 65.7% dusty owens (r) 34.3%
florida 8
james a haley
democratic
1952
retired democratic hold
andy ireland (d) 58.0% bob johnson (r) 42.0%
florida 10
louis a bafalis
republican
1972
re - elected
louis a bafalis (r) 66.3% bill sikes (d) 33.7%