1972Final results
1972 election for Florida House District 1
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
3 seats: Grover C. Robinson III (D), Tom Tobiassen (R), R. W. Peaden (D) won.
3 seatsGrover C. Robinson IIIDemocrat · winner
25.2%40,255
Tom TobiassenRepublican · winner · incumbent
22.7%36,246
R. W. PeadenDemocrat · winner
18.0%28,696
Joe RobinsonRepublican
14.7%23,462
William MarshallDemocrat
11.1%17,781
Bill SpainRepublican
8.2%13,144
Harold B. KellyOther party
0.0%44
159,628 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Grover C. Robinson III (D)Tom Tobiassen (R)R. W. Peaden (D)Joe Robinson (R)William Marshall (D)Bill Spain (R)
Also on the ballot: Harold B. Kelly (Other party), 0.0%