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1972Final results

1972 election for Florida House District 44

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

4 seats: Bill Nelson (D), F. Eugene Tubbs (R), Jack Shreve (D), Jane W. Robinson (R) won.

4 seats
Bill NelsonDemocrat · winner
17.6%49,456
F. Eugene TubbsRepublican · winner · incumbent
16.1%45,387
Jack ShreveDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.3%42,997
Jane W. RobinsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
14.8%41,687
Bill TylerDemocrat
10.0%28,285
William H. AbbottRepublican
9.8%27,599
Robert J. MarchianoDemocrat
8.8%24,715
David Bradford VozzolaRepublican
7.6%21,460
281,586 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+12.41976D+6.71978D+100.01980D+42.41986D+37.71988D+2.41990

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

The candidates

Bill Nelson (D)F. Eugene Tubbs (R)Jack Shreve (D)Jane W. Robinson (R)Bill Tyler (D)William H. Abbott (R)Robert J. Marchiano (D)David Bradford Vozzola (R)