1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 Democratic primary runoff for Florida House District 16

Name: 1972 Democratic primary runoff for Florida House District 16
Start: 1972-10-01
Location: Florida

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Eric Smith (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Ted Alvarez (D) by 17.3 points.

Eric SmithDemocrat · winner

58.6%15,154

Ted AlvarezDemocrat · incumbent

41.4%10,692

25,846 votes

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