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1972Final results

1972 Democratic primary for Florida Senate District 38

Florida State Senate · Florida

Richard A. Pettigrew (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating George L. Hallahan Jr. (D) by 6.3 points.

Richard A. PettigrewDemocrat · winner
53.1%27,729
46.9%24,447
52,176 votes

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