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1972Final results

1972 election for Florida House District 77

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Jack Poorbaugh (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating William E. Owens (D) by 9.9 points.

Jack PoorbaughRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%12,911
45.0%10,579
23,490 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+1.21976R+3.41978D+19.91982D+1.31986D+1.91988D+1.51990

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