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1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 Democratic primary for Florida House District 90

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Richard Renick (D) won with 6.7% of the vote, defeating Walter W. Sackett Jr. (D) by 2.9 points.

Richard RenickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
6.7%62,349
Harold G. FeatherstoneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
5.4%50,159
George I. BaumgartnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
5.1%47,333
Sherman WinnDemocrat · winner
5.0%46,613
Sandy DalemberteDemocrat · winner
4.8%44,798
Lew WhitworthDemocrat · winner · incumbent
4.7%43,735
Maxine E. BakerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
4.6%42,758
Robert C. HartnettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
4.4%41,388
Robert HectorDemocrat · winner · incumbent
3.9%36,185
Carl A. SingletonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
3.9%36,160
Walter W. Sackett Jr.Democrat · incumbent
3.8%35,248
Arthur CohenDemocrat
3.7%34,206
Hugh F. DuvalDemocrat
3.7%34,067
Bill FlynnDemocrat
3.6%33,506
Stanley GoldbergDemocrat
3.4%31,306
Eleanor L. SchockettDemocrat
3.3%31,037
Franklin J. EvansDemocrat
3.2%30,202
Lawrence KanzerDemocrat
3.2%29,526
Gwendolyn CherryDemocrat
3.0%28,051
Clara R. OesterleDemocrat
3.0%27,453
David L. GlassDemocrat
2.8%26,041
Charles Myers PowellDemocrat
2.7%25,117
Harvey RuvinDemocrat
2.3%21,619
Pat TornilloDemocrat
2.2%20,817
Elizabeth J. BettnerDemocrat
2.1%19,576
Stephen H. ButlerDemocrat
2.1%19,372
Mike ColodnyDemocrat
1.9%17,550
John F. LeachDemocrat
1.5%14,368
930,540 votes

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

The candidates

Richard Renick (D)Harold G. Featherstone (D)George I. Baumgartner (D)Sherman Winn (D)

Also on the ballot: Sandy Dalemberte (Democrat), 4.8%; Lew Whitworth (Democrat), 4.7%; Maxine E. Baker (Democrat), 4.6%; Robert C. Hartnett (Democrat), 4.4%; Robert Hector (Democrat), 3.9%; Carl A. Singleton (Democrat), 3.9%; Walter W. Sackett Jr. (Democrat), 3.8%; Arthur Cohen (Democrat), 3.7%; Hugh F. Duval (Democrat), 3.7%; Bill Flynn (Democrat), 3.6%; Stanley Goldberg (Democrat), 3.4%; Eleanor L. Schockett (Democrat), 3.3%; Franklin J. Evans (Democrat), 3.2%; Lawrence Kanzer (Democrat), 3.2%; Gwendolyn Cherry (Democrat), 3.0%; Clara R. Oesterle (Democrat), 3.0%; David L. Glass (Democrat), 2.8%; Charles Myers Powell (Democrat), 2.7%; Harvey Ruvin (Democrat), 2.3%; Pat Tornillo (Democrat), 2.2%; Elizabeth J. Bettner (Democrat), 2.1%; Stephen H. Butler (Democrat), 2.1%; Mike Colodny (Democrat), 1.9%; John F. Leach (Democrat), 1.5%