1968Final results
1968 Democratic primary for Florida House District 5
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Henton D. Elmore (D) won with 31.2% of the vote, defeating Coy Thomason (D) by 8.4 points.
Henton D. ElmoreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.2%17,642
Jerry G. MelvinDemocrat · winner
25.1%14,188
Coy ThomasonDemocrat
22.9%12,920
Clarence L. FlemingDemocrat
20.8%11,746
56,496 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET