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1968Final results

1968 election for Florida Senate District 36

Florida State Senate · Florida

4 seats: David C. Lane (R), Chester W. Stolzenburg (R), Charles H. Weber (R), John W. Bell (R) won.

4 seats
David C. LaneRepublican · winner
15.1%104,383
Chester W. StolzenburgRepublican · winner · incumbent
14.9%103,134
Charles H. WeberRepublican · winner
13.8%95,238
John W. BellRepublican · winner
13.7%94,878
William GundlachDemocrat
11.3%78,494
Tom McPhersonDemocrat
11.2%77,291
Gilbert B. Dickey Jr.Democrat
10.1%69,826
Maurice Oakie RhinehardtDemocrat
9.9%68,335
691,579 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

EvenR+9.51968D+47.11998R+10.02016R+8.12018R+18.12022R+1.22026

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

David C. Lane (R)Chester W. Stolzenburg (R)Charles H. Weber (R)John W. Bell (R)William Gundlach (D)Tom McPherson (D)Gilbert B. Dickey Jr. (D)Maurice Oakie Rhinehardt (D)