1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Florida House District 18
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
11 seats: Carl Ogden (D), Harry Westberry (D), Roger West (D), J. Wertz Nease (R), Lynwood Arnold (D), Ted Alvarez (D), R. Earl Dixon (R), Fred Schultz (D), John Crider (D), Lew Brantley (D), Don Nichols (D) won.
11 seatsCarl OgdenDemocrat · winner
7.6%74,158
Harry WestberryDemocrat · winner
7.4%72,682
Roger WestDemocrat · winner
7.2%70,522
J. Wertz NeaseRepublican · winner
6.9%66,898
Lynwood ArnoldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
6.5%63,211
Ted AlvarezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
6.4%62,823
R. Earl DixonRepublican · winner
6.3%61,765
Fred SchultzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
6.2%60,633
Roland BlalockDemocrat · incumbent
6.2%60,331
John CriderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
5.8%57,035
Ed McDowellDemocrat
5.8%57,018
Lew BrantleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
5.8%56,594
Don NicholsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
5.8%56,493
Grayston H. WeberRepublican
5.6%54,414
William Milton TaylorRepublican
5.5%54,079
Barbara BrockmanRepublican
4.8%47,282
975,938 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Carl Ogden (D)Harry Westberry (D)Roger West (D)J. Wertz Nease (R)Lynwood Arnold (D)Ted Alvarez (D)R. Earl Dixon (R)Fred Schultz (D)Roland Blalock (D)John Crider (D)Ed McDowell (D)Lew Brantley (D)Don Nichols (D)Grayston H. Weber (R)William Milton Taylor (R)
Also on the ballot: Barbara Brockman (Republican), 4.8%