1972Final results
1972 election for Florida House District 38
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
6 seats: Lew Earle (R), William L. Gibson (R), Fred Hagan (R), Bill Fulford (D), Harvey W. Matthews (R), William D. Gorman (R) won.
6 seatsLew EarleRepublican · winner · incumbent
12.9%63,316
William L. GibsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
12.7%62,479
Fred HaganRepublican · winner
12.2%60,188
Bill FulfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.7%57,322
Harvey W. MatthewsRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.5%51,539
Dick BatchelorDemocrat
9.8%48,073
Stephen J. ArgalasRepublican
9.1%44,561
Joseph A. RosierDemocrat
7.2%35,288
Mary Nell GoldmanDemocrat
7.1%34,810
Eugene F. LangerDemocrat
6.9%34,132
William D. GormanRepublican · winner · incumbent
0.0%0
491,708 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