1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary runoff for Florida Senate District 1
Florida State Senate · Florida
W. D. Childers (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Gordon W. Wells (D) by 8.5 points.
W. D. ChildersDemocrat · winner
54.2%24,767
Gordon W. WellsDemocrat
45.8%20,906
45,673 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET