1972Final results
1972 election for Florida House District 84
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
5 seats: Van B. Poole (R), George Williamson (R), Randy Avon (R), Arthur H. Rude (R), Jon C. Thomas (R) won.
5 seatsVan B. PooleRepublican · winner · incumbent
18.2%89,346
George WilliamsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
17.0%83,632
Randy AvonRepublican · winner
16.8%82,701
Arthur H. RudeRepublican · winner
14.1%69,521
Tom ChristianDemocrat
11.6%56,909
Barry J. StoneDemocrat
8.3%40,589
Lee ScottDemocrat
7.4%36,435
Raymond MontayneDemocrat
6.6%32,484
Jon C. ThomasRepublican · winner · incumbent
0.0%0
491,617 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
The candidates
Van B. Poole (R)George Williamson (R)Randy Avon (R)Arthur H. Rude (R)Tom Christian (D)Barry J. Stone (D)Lee Scott (D)Raymond Montayne (D)
Also on the ballot: Jon C. Thomas (Republican), 0.0%