1972Final results
1972 election for Florida Senate District 26
Florida State Senate · Florida
3 seats: Russell E. Sykes (R), Philip D. Lewis (D), Tom Johnson (R) won.
3 seatsRussell E. SykesRepublican · winner
21.2%116,333
Philip D. LewisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.2%105,471
Tom JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
18.7%102,696
J. Patrick BeacomRepublican
14.0%77,035
Don C. ChildersDemocrat
14.0%76,659
Frank A. WachaDemocrat
12.8%70,136
548,330 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