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1970Final results

1970 Democratic primary for Florida House District 38

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Bill Carter (D) won with 18.2% of the vote, defeating Margaret C. Murray (D) by 8.1 points.

Bill CarterDemocrat · winner
18.2%18,833
Jim ReedDemocrat · winner
16.9%17,541
A. S. JohnstonDemocrat · winner
13.1%13,526
Margaret C. MurrayDemocrat
10.1%10,486
Tim AdamsDemocrat
9.0%9,355
C. S. BarcoDemocrat
8.4%8,673
Martin D. SullivanDemocrat
8.2%8,525
Leland D. HardyDemocrat
6.0%6,250
Hoyt WebbDemocrat
5.4%5,577
Gene Piazza Jr.Democrat
4.7%4,854
103,620 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Bill Carter (D)Jim Reed (D)A. S. Johnston (D)Margaret C. Murray (D)Tim Adams (D)C. S. Barco (D)Martin D. Sullivan (D)Leland D. Hardy (D)Hoyt Webb (D)

Also on the ballot: Gene Piazza Jr. (Democrat), 4.7%