1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 Democratic primary for Florida Senate District 35
Florida State Senate · Florida
Jack D. Gordon (D) won with 30.5% of the vote, defeating Dick Fincher (D) by 7.5 points.
Jack D. GordonDemocrat · winner
30.5%25,711
George FirestoneDemocrat · winner
25.6%21,609
Dick FincherDemocrat · incumbent
23.0%19,404
Malvin EnglanderDemocrat
18.1%15,304
Sigmund SchyDemocrat
2.7%2,318
84,346 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Jack D. Gordon (D)George Firestone (D)Dick Fincher (D)Malvin Englander (D)
Also on the ballot: Sigmund Schy (Democrat), 2.7%