1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 Democratic primary for Florida House District 8
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
John Robert Middlemas (D) won with 38.8% of the vote, defeating Ben C. Williams (D) by 13.0 points.
John Robert MiddlemasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
38.8%14,662
Joe ChapmanDemocrat · winner
26.0%9,828
Ben C. WilliamsDemocrat · incumbent
25.8%9,754
Evelyn D. CoxeDemocrat
9.4%3,572
37,816 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET