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1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 Republican primary for Florida House District 38

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Walter Sims (R) won with 18.2% of the vote, defeating Eugene C. Mooney (R) by 7.6 points.

Walter SimsRepublican · winner
18.2%17,741
Harvey W. MatthewsRepublican · winner
17.6%17,170
William D. GormanRepublican · winner · incumbent
17.4%16,995
Eugene C. MooneyRepublican
10.6%10,339
Paula F. HawkinsRepublican
9.8%9,594
Louise BreezeRepublican
8.6%8,385
Cecil L. Bothwell Jr.Republican · incumbent
6.9%6,726
Albert P. SchwarzRepublican
5.5%5,401
Gerald A. ThornRepublican
5.4%5,293
97,644 votes

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

The candidates

Walter Sims (R)Harvey W. Matthews (R)William D. Gorman (R)Eugene C. Mooney (R)Paula F. Hawkins (R)Louise Breeze (R)Cecil L. Bothwell Jr. (R)Albert P. Schwarz (R)Gerald A. Thorn (R)