1972Final results
1972 election for Florida Senate District 16
Florida State Senate · Florida
2 seats: John Vogt (D), Lori Wilson (Ind) won.
2 seatsJohn VogtDemocrat · winner
26.5%61,169
Thom RumbergerRepublican
22.3%51,469
Lori WilsonIndependent · winner
17.4%40,144
Hugh M. EvansRepublican
16.1%37,080
Tom DolanDemocrat
15.9%36,573
Barbara MoreheadIndependent
1.8%4,151
230,586 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
John Vogt (D)Thom Rumberger (R)Lori Wilson (I)Hugh M. Evans (R)Tom Dolan (D)
Also on the ballot: Barbara Morehead (Independent), 1.8%