1970Final results
1970 election for Florida House District 55
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
5 seats: Larry Libertore (D), C. Fred Jones (D), John R. Clark (D), Ray Mattox (D), Quillian S. Yancey (D) won.
5 seatsLarry LibertoreDemocrat · winner
20.6%30,521
C. Fred JonesDemocrat · winner
19.8%29,426
John R. ClarkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.9%26,486
Eugene L. RobertsRepublican
14.8%21,987
Merle DimbathRepublican
13.7%20,319
Dewey E. SmithRepublican
13.2%19,520
Ray MattoxDemocrat · winner
0.0%0
Quillian S. YanceyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
0.0%0
148,259 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
Larry Libertore (D)C. Fred Jones (D)John R. Clark (D)Eugene L. Roberts (R)Merle Dimbath (R)Dewey E. Smith (R)
Also on the ballot: Ray Mattox (Democrat), 0.0%; Quillian S. Yancey (Democrat), 0.0%