1972Final results
1972 Republican primary for Florida Senate District 38
Florida State Senate · Florida
Don J. Gruber (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Shirley Spellerberg (R) by 3.4 points.
Don J. GruberRepublican · winner
51.7%5,007
Shirley SpellerbergRepublican
48.3%4,675
9,682 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET