1972Final results

1972 Democratic primary for Florida House District 8

Name: 1972 Democratic primary for Florida House District 8
Start: 1972-09-01
Location: Florida

Florida House of Representatives · Florida

Earl Hutto (D) won with 81.7% of the vote, defeating Joe H. Patterson (D) by 70.0 points.

Earl HuttoDemocrat · winner

81.7%11,939

11.7%1,716

6.5%954

14,609 votes

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