1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 Republican primary for Florida House District 84
Florida House of Representatives · Florida
Van B. Poole (R) won with 22.3% of the vote, defeating Richard W. Smith (R) by 8.8 points.
Van B. PooleRepublican · winner · incumbent
22.3%14,725
Randy AvonRepublican · winner
21.5%14,179
Arthur H. RudeRepublican · winner
18.8%12,439
Richard W. SmithRepublican
13.5%8,907
Dave SmithRepublican · incumbent
12.7%8,371
Constance M. LoucksRepublican
11.2%7,407
66,028 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET