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1972Final results

1972 election for Florida House District 10

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Pat Thomas (D) won with 83.8% of the vote, defeating Joe Newton (R) by 68.8 points.

Pat ThomasDemocrat · winner
83.8%13,986
Joe NewtonRepublican
15.0%2,497
Burl VaughnOther party
1.3%212
16,695 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

EvenD+34.71996D+21.92000D+7.32008D+19.02010R+28.62016R+49.82018

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

The candidates

Pat Thomas (D)Joe Newton (R)

Also on the ballot: Burl Vaughn (Other party), 1.3%