1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 Democratic primary runoff for Florida Senate District 7
Florida State Senate · Florida
Bruce A. Smathers (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Lynwood Arnold (D) by 12.0 points.
Bruce A. SmathersDemocrat · winner
56.0%30,153
Lynwood ArnoldDemocrat · incumbent
44.0%23,712
53,865 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET