1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Florida House District 38
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
8 seats: Eugene C. Mooney (R), Walter Sims (R), Harvey W. Matthews (R), William D. Gorman (R), Lew Earle (R), Bill Fulford (D), William L. Gibson (R), Robert C. Milburn (D) won.
8 seatsEugene C. MooneyRepublican · winner
8.1%58,927
Walter SimsRepublican · winner
7.4%53,886
Harvey W. MatthewsRepublican · winner
7.4%53,625
William D. GormanRepublican · winner · incumbent
7.2%52,088
Lew EarleRepublican · winner · incumbent
7.1%51,638
Bill FulfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
6.9%50,480
William L. GibsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
6.7%48,443
Robert C. MilburnDemocrat · winner
6.5%47,052
E. Pope BassettRepublican · incumbent
6.0%43,708
Charles T. WellsDemocrat
5.7%41,601
Bernard W. BrenderRepublican
5.7%41,527
Margaret C. MurrayDemocrat
5.3%38,301
A. S. JohnstonDemocrat
5.2%38,129
Mercer HenryDemocrat
5.2%37,559
Bill CarterDemocrat
5.1%36,770
Jim ReedDemocrat
4.6%33,268
727,002 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Eugene C. Mooney (R)Walter Sims (R)Harvey W. Matthews (R)William D. Gorman (R)Lew Earle (R)Bill Fulford (D)William L. Gibson (R)Robert C. Milburn (D)E. Pope Bassett (R)Charles T. Wells (D)Bernard W. Brender (R)Margaret C. Murray (D)A. S. Johnston (D)Mercer Henry (D)Bill Carter (D)
Also on the ballot: Jim Reed (Democrat), 4.6%