1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 Democratic primary for Florida House District 16
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Mary L. Singleton (D) won with 16.9% of the vote, defeating Ted Alvarez (D) by 7.9 points.
Mary L. SingletonDemocrat · winner
16.9%23,410
Frank CarlucciDemocrat · winner
12.1%16,703
John R. ForbesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.3%14,219
Carl OgdenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.6%13,261
Ted AlvarezDemocrat · incumbent
9.0%12,477
Eric SmithDemocrat
7.2%9,927
John P. KingDemocrat
6.7%9,199
David M. WestberryDemocrat
5.8%7,963
Wesley F. LeakeDemocrat
4.2%5,844
Del C. RevelsDemocrat
4.1%5,632
Warren H. FolksDemocrat
3.8%5,304
George H. Brown Jr.Democrat
3.7%5,043
Lorenzo S. CameronDemocrat
2.8%3,919
Richard MullalyDemocrat
2.5%3,415
Homs A. SchwahnDemocrat
1.3%1,799
138,115 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Mary L. Singleton (D)Frank Carlucci (D)John R. Forbes (D)Carl Ogden (D)Ted Alvarez (D)Eric Smith (D)John P. King (D)David M. Westberry (D)
Also on the ballot: Wesley F. Leake (Democrat), 4.2%; Del C. Revels (Democrat), 4.1%; Warren H. Folks (Democrat), 3.8%; George H. Brown Jr. (Democrat), 3.7%; Lorenzo S. Cameron (Democrat), 2.8%; Richard Mullaly (Democrat), 2.5%; Homs A. Schwahn (Democrat), 1.3%