1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 Democratic primary runoff for Florida House District 8
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
William J. Rish (D) won with 30.5% of the vote, defeating Wayne A. Brown (D) by 6.8 points.
William J. RishDemocrat · winner
30.5%11,992
Joe ChapmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.2%10,330
Wayne A. BrownDemocrat
23.7%9,328
John Robert MiddlemasDemocrat · incumbent
19.6%7,731
39,381 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET