Bill Gunter

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Bill Gunter was a Floridian politician. He was elected Florida State Treasurer in 1978. In 1980, he defeated incumbent U.S. Sen. Richard Bernard Stone in the state's Democratic primary. He then faced the winner of the Republican primary, Paula Hawkins, who had been Jack Eckerd's running mate in the 1978 Gubernatorial election. In a close race, Gunter was defeated by Hawkins, with 51.7% of the vote going to Hawkins, and 48.3% going to Gunter.

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