1972Final results
1972 election for Florida House District 16
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
5 seats: Mary L. Singleton (D), Frank Carlucci (D), Eric Smith (D), John R. Forbes (D), Carl Ogden (D) won.
5 seatsMary L. SingletonDemocrat · winner
17.0%54,598
Frank CarlucciDemocrat · winner
14.4%46,038
Eric SmithDemocrat · winner
14.3%45,867
John R. ForbesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.5%43,191
Carl OgdenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.2%42,227
Jay L. SeveranceRepublican
7.4%23,789
Walter G. BoydRepublican
7.0%22,395
Gerri C. BetzRepublican
6.9%21,993
Tom FinchRepublican
6.3%20,242
320,362 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