1970Final results
1970 primary for Florida House District 71
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Jack Shreve (D) won with 35.2% of the vote, defeating Carl F. Schmidt (D) by 16.5 points.
Jack ShreveDemocrat · winner
35.2%14,627
Carl F. SchmidtDemocrat
18.7%7,760
George R. HowellDemocrat
18.0%7,470
Louis MoreheadDemocrat
16.0%6,629
Walter Beckwith GantDemocrat
12.1%5,030
41,516 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET