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1972 Democratic primary runoff for Florida Senate District 16

Florida State Senate · Florida

John Vogt (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Tommy Ross Alston (D) by 19.3 points.

John VogtDemocrat · winner
59.6%12,101
40.4%8,188
20,289 votes

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