1970Still countingCertified resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 primary for Florida House District 8
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
JOE CHAPMAN led; no source recorded a winner.
Joe ChapmanDemocrat · leading · incumbent
23.3%8,211
William J. RishDemocrat
19.0%6,699
John Robert MiddlemasDemocrat · incumbent
16.9%5,945
Wayne A. BrownDemocrat
14.9%5,257
L. D. LewisDemocrat
14.1%4,966
I. S. MorrisDemocrat
11.7%4,131
35,209 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET