1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Florida House District 5
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
3 seats: Henton D. Elmore (D), Edmond M. Fortune (D), Jerry G. Melvin (D) won.
3 seatsHenton D. ElmoreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.6%27,285
Edmond M. FortuneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.2%22,885
Jerry G. MelvinDemocrat · winner
22.1%21,804
L. S. CampbellRepublican · incumbent
17.8%17,532
James M. KobackerRepublican
9.3%9,199
98,705 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