1968Final results
1968 Democratic primary for Florida Senate District 16
Florida State Senate · Florida
Ben Griffin (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Paul S. Mears (D) by 16.6 points.
Ben GriffinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.3%18,317
Paul S. MearsDemocrat
41.7%13,101
31,418 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET