1968Final results
1968 Democratic primary for Florida Senate District 8
Florida State Senate · Florida
Verle A. Pope (D) won with 32.9% of the vote, defeating R. B. Burroughs (D) by 11.5 points.
Verle A. PopeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.9%46,970
Dan ScarboroughDemocrat · winner
26.0%37,201
R. B. BurroughsDemocrat
21.3%30,512
Clyde W. SimpsonDemocrat
19.8%28,286
142,969 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET