1972Final results
1972 election for Florida House District 78
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
6 seats: Donald F. Hazelton (R), Thomas Lewis (R), Raymond J. Moudry (R), David C. Clark (R), William G. James (R), Jay J. Reynolds (R) won.
6 seatsDonald F. HazeltonRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.5%80,435
Thomas LewisRepublican · winner
10.9%76,233
Raymond J. MoudryRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.8%75,467
David C. ClarkRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.5%73,299
William G. JamesRepublican · winner
10.4%72,395
Jay J. ReynoldsRepublican · winner
9.9%68,970
Ed HealeyDemocrat
6.5%45,567
Malcolm AndersonDemocrat
6.4%44,384
J. D. LangleyDemocrat
6.0%42,171
Joseph E. MartinDemocrat
5.9%40,965
Angela FordDemocrat
5.7%39,573
Billy Ray JacksonDemocrat
5.5%38,345
697,804 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