1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 Republican primary for Florida House District 71
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
F. Eugene Tubbs (R) won with 17.3% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Tillman (R) by 1.2 points.
F. Eugene TubbsRepublican · winner
17.3%9,703
Charles E. Davis Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
16.5%9,265
Richard J. TillmanRepublican · incumbent
16.0%9,009
William H. AbbottRepublican
16.0%8,994
Jane W. RobinsonRepublican
13.1%7,356
Clifford A. McNultyRepublican · incumbent
12.4%6,975
Harry H. PfeifferRepublican
8.8%4,928
56,230 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET