1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 Democratic primary for Florida House District 115
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Murray H. Dubbin (D) won with 13.9% of the vote, defeating Richard Renick (D) by 5.4 points.
Murray H. DubbinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.9%16,625
Vernon C. HollowayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.7%16,387
Dick ClarkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.1%12,102
Richard RenickDemocrat · incumbent
8.6%10,218
James F. EckhartDemocrat
8.5%10,183
Jeff D. GautierDemocrat · incumbent
8.3%9,917
Bill FlynnDemocrat
7.8%9,255
Bob McKnightDemocrat
7.1%8,414
Charles C. Papy Jr.Democrat
5.1%6,089
Clark MerrillDemocrat
4.8%5,741
Grace E. S. HallDemocrat
4.7%5,597
D. D. DolanDemocrat
2.8%3,395
Stephen H. ButlerDemocrat
2.3%2,762
Stephen LubowDemocrat
2.2%2,616
119,301 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Murray H. Dubbin (D)Vernon C. Holloway (D)Dick Clark (D)Richard Renick (D)James F. Eckhart (D)Jeff D. Gautier (D)Bill Flynn (D)Bob McKnight (D)Charles C. Papy Jr. (D)
Also on the ballot: Clark Merrill (Democrat), 4.8%; Grace E. S. Hall (Democrat), 4.7%; D. D. Dolan (Democrat), 2.8%; Stephen H. Butler (Democrat), 2.3%; Stephen Lubow (Democrat), 2.2%