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1972Final results

1972 Republican primary for Florida House District 38

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Harvey W. Matthews (R) won with 21.8% of the vote, defeating Sanford Padgett (R) by 7.4 points.

Harvey W. MatthewsRepublican · winner · incumbent
21.8%10,377
Sanford PadgettRepublican
14.4%6,844
Herb HarrisonRepublican
13.7%6,516
Fred HaganRepublican
12.8%6,088
L. W. ThompsonRepublican
10.4%4,967
Stephen J. ArgalasRepublican
9.9%4,735
Robert H. ShadleyRepublican
8.8%4,168
Virgil P. Stringfield IIRepublican
8.2%3,922
47,617 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Harvey W. Matthews (R)Sanford Padgett (R)Herb Harrison (R)Fred Hagan (R)L. W. Thompson (R)Stephen J. Argalas (R)Robert H. Shadley (R)Virgil P. Stringfield II (R)