1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Florida House District 82
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
8 seats: Van B. Poole (R), Jon C. Thomas (R), George L. Caldwell (R), George Williamson (R), William G. Zinkil Sr. (D), Dave Smith (R), Joel K. Gustafson (R), Edward J. Trombetta (D) won.
8 seatsVan B. PooleRepublican · winner
6.8%77,815
Jon C. ThomasRepublican · winner
6.7%77,385
George L. CaldwellRepublican · winner · incumbent
6.6%75,983
George WilliamsonRepublican · winner
6.5%74,455
William G. Zinkil Sr.Democrat · winner
6.4%74,218
Dave SmithRepublican · winner
6.4%73,886
Mildred S. AkermanDemocrat
6.4%73,179
Fred Welker Jr.Republican
6.3%72,898
Joel K. GustafsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
6.3%72,406
Mike ZealyDemocrat
6.2%71,264
Edward J. TrombettaDemocrat · winner
6.1%70,615
Charles Jim KingRepublican · incumbent
6.1%70,221
Garland HardinDemocrat
6.0%69,338
Hugh B. CramerDemocrat
5.9%67,512
Guy F. McClureDemocrat
5.9%67,438
William MaguireDemocrat
5.5%63,327
1,151,940 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
Van B. Poole (R)Jon C. Thomas (R)George L. Caldwell (R)George Williamson (R)William G. Zinkil Sr. (D)Dave Smith (R)Mildred S. Akerman (D)Fred Welker Jr. (R)Joel K. Gustafson (R)Mike Zealy (D)Edward J. Trombetta (D)Charles Jim King (R)Garland Hardin (D)Hugh B. Cramer (D)Guy F. McClure (D)William Maguire (D)