1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Florida House District 21
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Bill Birchfield (D) won with 27.9% of the vote, defeating Mattox Hair (D) by 8.0 points.
Bill BirchfieldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.9%14,243
Mattox HairDemocrat
19.9%10,158
Bill BasfordDemocrat
13.7%7,004
Herbert S. Sellers Jr.Democrat
13.6%6,968
Ish BrantDemocrat
11.7%5,988
Eugenie SuterDemocrat
10.0%5,124
Frank BrownDemocrat
3.1%1,580
51,065 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Bill Birchfield (D)Mattox Hair (D)Bill Basford (D)Herbert S. Sellers Jr. (D)Ish Brant (D)Eugenie Suter (D)
Also on the ballot: Frank Brown (Democrat), 3.1%