1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 Democratic primary for Florida House District 4

Name: 1972 Democratic primary for Florida House District 4
Start: 1972-09-01
Location: Florida

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Jerry G. Melvin (D) won with 32.5% of the vote, defeating Henton D. Elmore (D) by 12.0 points.

Jerry G. MelvinDemocrat · winner · incumbent

32.5%22,096

Jere ToltonDemocrat · winner

30.2%20,537

Henton D. ElmoreDemocrat · incumbent

20.5%13,916

16.8%11,412

67,961 votes

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