1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Florida Senate District 8
Florida State Senate · Florida
5 seats: John E. Mathews (D), Dan Scarborough (D), Verle A. Pope (D), Tom Slade (R), C. W. Beaufort (D) won.
5 seatsJohn E. MathewsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.1%97,756
Dan ScarboroughDemocrat · winner
12.6%93,651
Verle A. PopeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.5%93,281
Tom SladeRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.8%80,252
C. W. BeaufortDemocrat · winner
9.9%73,405
Gifford GrangeDemocrat
9.4%70,352
William T. Stockton Jr.Republican
9.2%68,582
John J. FisherRepublican · incumbent
8.7%64,770
Henry M. SearcyRepublican
7.5%55,839
T. Marvin DuncanRepublican
6.3%47,104
744,992 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