1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Florida House District 38
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
8 seats: Leonard V. Wood (R), E. Pope Bassett (R), William D. Gorman (R), William L. Gibson (R), Lew Earle (R), Cecil L. Bothwell Jr. (R), Bill Fulford (D), David L. Lindsey (R) won.
8 seatsLeonard V. WoodRepublican · winner
7.8%59,584
E. Pope BassettRepublican · winner
7.5%57,641
William D. GormanRepublican · winner
7.4%56,903
William L. GibsonRepublican · winner
7.2%55,513
Lew EarleRepublican · winner
7.1%54,813
Cecil L. Bothwell Jr.Republican · winner
7.1%54,288
Bill FulfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
7.0%53,660
David L. LindseyRepublican · winner
6.9%53,260
Robert H. ShadleyRepublican
5.8%44,351
Henry W. LandDemocrat · incumbent
5.6%42,886
Margaret C. MurrayDemocrat
5.5%41,970
Bill CarterDemocrat
5.4%41,383
Paul DouglassDemocrat
5.2%40,019
Nancy HighsmithDemocrat
5.0%38,733
Ernest H. CowleyDemocrat
4.8%36,609
Martin D. SullivanDemocrat
4.7%36,093
767,706 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
Leonard V. Wood (R)E. Pope Bassett (R)William D. Gorman (R)William L. Gibson (R)Lew Earle (R)Cecil L. Bothwell Jr. (R)Bill Fulford (D)David L. Lindsey (R)Robert H. Shadley (R)Henry W. Land (D)Margaret C. Murray (D)Bill Carter (D)Paul Douglass (D)Nancy Highsmith (D)
Also on the ballot: Ernest H. Cowley (Democrat), 4.8%; Martin D. Sullivan (Democrat), 4.7%