1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 Democratic primary for Florida House District 16
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Eugene F. Shaw (D) won with 32.4% of the vote, defeating Ralph C. Tyre (D) by 9.8 points.
Eugene F. ShawDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.4%10,921
Wayne HollingsworthDemocrat · winner
27.7%9,340
Ralph C. TyreDemocrat · incumbent
22.6%7,627
M. L. BeasleyDemocrat
17.2%5,792
33,680 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET