1972Final results
1972 Republican primary for Florida Senate District 26
Florida State Senate · Florida
J. Patrick Beacom (R) won with 25.3% of the vote, defeating Russell E. Sykes (R) by 1.3 points.
J. Patrick BeacomRepublican · winner
25.3%14,282
Russell E. SykesRepublican
23.9%13,528
R. BouchlasRepublican
20.0%11,282
John L. GradyRepublican
16.1%9,111
Walter Colbath Jr.Republican
14.7%8,321
56,524 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET