1970 primaries · May 1, 1970
1970 Florida primaries results
Every race on Florida's ballot in the 1970 primaries: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races32
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-8 · Democratic primary | Lynwood Arnold (D) | 11.0 | |
| SD-19 · Republican primary | John T. Ware (R) | 47.6 | |
| SD-27 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-33 · Republican primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-40 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — |
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 · Democratic primary | Gordon W. Tyrrell (D) | 9.2 | |
| HD-8 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-10 · Democratic primary | Robert D. Woodward Jr. (D) | 19.9 | |
| HD-12 · Democratic primary | Donald L. Tucker (D) | 58.6 | |
| HD-14 · Democratic primary | Jack Burke Jr. (D) | 1.5 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-15 · Democratic primary | Howell Lancaster (D) | 23.7 | |
| HD-16 · Democratic primary | Eugene F. Shaw (D) | 9.8 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-18 · Democratic primary | John E. Santora (D) | 2.6 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-35 · Democratic primary | James H. Sweeny Jr. (D) | 18.2 | |
| HD-38 · Democratic primary | Bill Carter (D) | 8.1 | |
| HD-38 · Republican primary | Walter Sims (R) | 7.6 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-46 · Republican primary | Edward S. Whitson Jr. (R) | 4.6 | |
| HD-55 · Democratic primary | Larry Libertore (D) | 2.8 | |
| HD-60 · Democratic primary | Guy Spicola (D) | 28.0 | |
| HD-71 · Democratic primary | Jack Shreve (D) | 16.5 | |
| HD-71 · Republican primary | F. Eugene Tubbs (R) | 1.2 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-75 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-76 · Republican primary | Donald H. Reed Jr. (R) | 3.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-82 · Democratic primary | Mildred S. Akerman (D) | 40.3 | |
| HD-82 · Republican primary | Jon C. Thomas (R) | 2.1 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-90 · Democratic primary | Richard Renick (D) | 2.9 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-109 · Democratic primary | Jeff D. Gautier (D) | 21.6 | |
| HD-112 · Republican primary | Wesley G. Downing (R) | 47.7 | |
| HD-114 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-115 · Democratic primary | John Harllee (D) | 35.1 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-117 · Republican primary | Robert M. Johnson (R) | 10.8 | Incumbent lost |
Florida
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner