1972Final results

1972 election for Florida House District 4

Name: 1972 election for Florida House District 4
Start: 1972-11-07
Location: Florida

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

3 seats: Jere Tolton (D), Jerry G. Melvin (D), Edmond M. Fortune (D) won.

3 seats

Jere ToltonDemocrat · winner

20.0%29,415

Jerry G. MelvinDemocrat · winner · incumbent

19.0%27,876

Edmond M. FortuneDemocrat · winner · incumbent

18.9%27,811

Ed NugentRepublican

14.7%21,615

14.5%21,293

12.9%19,038

147,048 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

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