1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 Democratic primary runoff for Florida Senate District 1
Florida State Senate · Florida
James A. Johnston (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating William D. Barrow (D) by 1.4 points.
James A. JohnstonDemocrat · winner
50.7%36,377
William D. BarrowDemocrat · incumbent
49.3%35,354
71,731 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET